Ensign Rosebud reposing himself after the fatigues of the parade [graphic].

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Title: Ensign Rosebud reposing himself after the fatigues of the parade [graphic].
Contributor: Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher.
Published / Created: publish'd as the act directs, [approximately 1782?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
Abstract: "A young officer reclining on a sofa, his sword hanging beside him, with his elbow resting on a round table near his hat, looking towards the viewer while a young woman leans over the back of the sofa, holding her fan against his chest and gazing at him admiringly; a vase of flowers in the hearth, landscape of a sailing boat and church on the wall and open window looking to an avenue of trees behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from caption etched below image.
Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark at bottom edge.
Plate numbered '342' in lower left corner.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Provenance: Maggs; August 1964; From the Minto Wilson collection.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 152 x 114 mm, on sheet 170 x 140 mm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Mezzotints England London 1782
Material: mezzotint ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Military officers
British
Sofas
Fans (Accessories)
Subjects: Military officers > British
Sofas
Fans (Accessories)
England > 1782
England > London > 1782

Access: Public
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