Old Darby and Joan [graphic].

Description

Title: Old Darby and Joan [graphic].
Contributor: Bowles, John, 1701-1779, publisher.
Published / Created: published according to act of Parliament, 1759.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Jno. Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill
Abstract: An elderly man and woman are sitting in armchairs in front of a cottage, each smoking a pipe. The woman holds a glass, the man a pitcher. They are surrounded by farm animals. A beehive, a birdcage and birdhouses are in the background
Description: Title from item.
Two columns of verse below image on either side of title: Old Darby with Joan by his side, you've oft times regarded with wonder ...
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Watermark.
Provenance: Suckling; January 1958;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 35 x 24 cm
Language: English

Genre: Genre prints
Engravings England London 1759
Etchings England London 1759
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching & engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Dwellings
Livestock
Birdcages
Birdhouses
Beehives
Chairs
Windmills
Subjects: Dwellings
Livestock
Birdcages
Birdhouses
Beehives
Chairs
Windmills
England > London > 1759

Access: Public
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