A voir cet elegant (no title)

Dateca. 1770

MediumBlack and white line engraving with period hand color

DimensionsOH: 12" x OW: 9"; Plate H: 10 1/4 x W: 7 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1941-11

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "A voir cet elegant et sa haute frisure/ On le croiroit un Senateur;/ Mais ce n'est qu'un garcon marchand/ Dont sa bonne mesure sera son bonheur ou son/ malheur."

Translation from French: "To see this elegant, his high hairdo, you think he would be a Senator, but he is only a young merchant, whose good measure will make him happy or unhappy."ProvenanceBefore 1941, Mrs. J. B. Taliaferro Antiques (Clarksville, VA); 1941-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).