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1952-89, Print
Children, LIke Tender Oziers, take the Bow
1952-89, Print

Children, LIke Tender Oziers, take the Bow

Date1756
Engraver 1684 - 1756
After work by 1689 - 1760
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint
DimensionsOH: 10 3/4"; OW: 12 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-89
DescriptionLower margin reads: "P. Merchier Pinx.t/ I. Faber fecit. 1745/ CHILDREN, like tender Oziers, take the Bow/ And as they first are Fashion'd, always grow; / For what we learn in YOUTH, to that alone / In AGE we are by Second Nature prone/ Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 25, 1756."ProvenanceBefore 1952, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1952-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).