HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS.

DateMay 20, 1772

Engraver James Caldwell

After work by John Collet 1725(?) - 1780

Publisher Robert Sayer 1725 - 1794

Publisher John Smith fl. 1750 - 1789

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white line engraving

DimensionsOH: 11" x OW: 14 3/4"; Plate H: 10" x W: 14 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1950-731

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS./ Collett Pinx.t/ Caldwell Sculp/ London, Printed for R. Sayer, N.o 53 Fleet Street, & J. Smith N.o 35, Cheapside./ Published as the Act directs, 20 May, 1772."ProvenanceBefore 1950, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1950-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).