Two ladies, a serving maid with a tea tray, and a gentleman kneeling on a chair watch a ragged youth who is kneeling down and displays a richly and fashionably dressed doll who appears to be walking on her own towards the group of observers. Behind the young man are two others, one playing hurdy-gurdy, the other carrying a large box strapped to his back. The scene takes place on a terrace of a large house
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint., Publisher inferred from another print in the series: The king and miller of Mansfied., and One of a series of engravings made from the paintings by Francis Hayman for the ballroom at Vauxhall Gardens in 1743.
Publisher:
Robert Sayer
Subject (Topic):
Dolls, Musical instruments, Organ grinders, Servants, and Toys
