Master Lavender qualifying himself for the army [graphic].

Description

Title: Master Lavender qualifying himself for the army [graphic].
Contributor: Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher.
Published / Created: published as the act directs [...?] [ca. May 1781]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, at his map & print warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Abstract: "A young man in profile to the right (left), elegantly dressed, lounges beside a lady on a settee. He holds a coffee-cup. She sits before a round table on which is a coffee-pot, &c, on a tray. Her dress is of quasi-military cut and she wears a large feathered hat; they look towards each other. On the wall (left) is a framed picture of a camp scene. Through the large sash-window (right) are trees and (?) tents."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Year of publication from British Museum catalogue; dated to ca. May of 1781 by curator, based on series number.
Description based on imperfect impression; date at end of imprint statement has been erased from sheet.
Plate numbered "439" in lower left corner.
Temporary local subject terms: Militia camps: ?Coxheath -- Furniture -- Female costume: Feathered hats -- Military dress (quasi) -- Male costume, 1781 -- Tea services.
Folded to 30.5 x 26 cm.
Numbered "48" in brown ink on verso.
Bound in opposite page 113 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Provenance: With the armorial bookplates of "Fraser, of Ledeclune, baronet" and "Herbert Henry Raphael" in volume. Sold at Sotheby's, 22 April 1901, to Sotheran. Schatzki, lot 1193; June 1961;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 35 x 26 cm, on sheet 37.6 x 26 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title: Opposite page 113. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Collection / Other Creator: King, Richard, Esq.
Collection Date: London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].