THE SHAVER and THE SHAVEE.

Date1772

Engraver Charles Bretherton

After work by Henry William Bunbury 1750 - 1811

Publisher James Bretherton fl. 1750 - 1799

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white etching with period hand color

DimensionsOH: 10 1/4" x OW: 9 5/8"; Plate H: 9 7/8" x W: 9 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1939-229

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "H.W. Bunbury delin./ Cha.s Bretherton Jun.r f./ THE SHAVER and THE SHAVEE./ Publish'd as the Act directs April 1772. By J. Bretherton N.o 134 New Bond Street."Label TextThe interior of a barber's shop is shown. A little man sits in a chair with lather on his face, his large wig on a post of the chair. The barber is making ready to take care of the man. A dog stands to one side. On the walls are various prints and broadsides and wigs are placed around.ProvenanceBefore 1939, Julius Carlebach [d. 1970] (New York, NY); 1939-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).