Original 1783 burin engraving, a double portrait from the tête-à-tête series of the Town and Country Magazine, the monthly feature that paired a gentleman with his mistress under nicknames and surnames veiled by dashes. Here, Mrs. H___y (no. XVI) and The Dorking Hero (no. XVII).
Original 1783 burin engraving, a double portrait from the tête-à-tête series of the Town and Country Magazine, the monthly feature that paired a gentleman with his mistress under nicknames and surnames veiled by dashes. Here, Mrs. H___y (no. XVI) and The Dorking Hero (no. XVII).
Medium: Copper engraving (burin).
Date: 1 July 1783.
Source: Town and Country Magazine, or Universal Repository of Knowledge, Instruction, and Entertainment, London, published by A. Hamilton Junr., Fleet Street.
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.3 x 6.9 in (11 x 17.5 cm).
Condition: Sound. General toning of the paper and light foxing spots spread over the sheet, noticeable in the photograph. No tears or creases.