The COUNTRY-MAN in LONDON.

DateSeptember 1, 1771

Engraver Alexander Bannerman

After work by John Collet (1725?-1780)

Publisher Robert Sayer (1725-1794)

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white line engraving

DimensionsOH: 11 1/8" x OW: 15 7/8"; Plate H: 10 1/8" x W: 14 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1946-105

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "J. Collet pinx.t A Bannerman Sculp./ The COUNTRY-MAN in LONDON./ London, Printed for J. Smith N.o 35, Cheapside & Rob.t Sayer N.o 53 Fleet Street. Published as the Act directs, Sep.r 1, 1771."Label TextThe interior of a room is shown. A young man sits at a table between two young harlots; one of the latter puts her hands on his shoulder and lets one arm drop down into his pocket. The other offers him a bowl of punch. On the table lies a pack of cards. Behind a curtain to the rear an old man and woman peer out to watch and see how things develop. A dog is on the floor by the table tearing at a book marked "The Journey to London"ProvenanceBefore 1946, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1946-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).