BILLS of EXCHANGE

DateMay 1, 1800

Engraver Thomas Rowlandson

Publisher Rudolph Ackermann

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white etching with aquatint and period hand color

DimensionsOH: 13 7/8" x OW: 9 3/8"; Plate H: 11 3/4" x W: 9 1/8"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object number1939-299

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "BILLS of EXCHANGE/ London Pub. 1 May, 1800. at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand."ProvenanceBefore 1932, Frederick Keppel & Co. [1868-1940] (New York, NY);1932, purchased by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller [1874-1948] (New York, NY); 1939-given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).