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1945-101, Print
An English JACK-TAR giving MONSIEUR a Drubbing.
1945-101, Print

An English JACK-TAR giving MONSIEUR a Drubbing.

DateMay 1, 1779
OriginEngland
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 13 3/4" x OW: 9 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1946-101
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "An English JACK-TAR giving MONSIEUR a Drubbing./ Publish'd May 1.st 1779."ProvenanceBefore 1946, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1946-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).