THE REFUSAL.
DateFebruary 25, 1774
After work by
John Collet (1725?-1780)
Engraver
Philip Dawe
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 11" x OW: 16"; Plate H: 9 7/8" x W: 13 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1941-251
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "J. Collett Pinx.t Phi Daw fecet./ THE REFUSAL./ From an ORIGINAL PICTURE of M.R JOHN COLLETT in the Possession of/M.r Sayer./ London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer N.o 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs 25 Feb/y 1774."ProvenanceBefore 1941, Bland Gallery, Inc. (New York, NY); 1941-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
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