| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | [Anonymous] |
| Published | Printed for Carington Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. [n.d. c.1766-1799]. |
| Dimensions | Image 135 x 113 mm, Plate 157 x 115 mm |
| Notes |
A scarce satirical portrait of a Welshman sat at a table looking directly at the viewer. The man, wearing a wide hat on which is pinned a leek, rests his left arm on the table gesturing towards a goat in the left hand corner. Upon the table sit a glass carafe and glass, as well as his pipe. The printer and publisher Carington Bowles (1724 - 1793) was the son of the printer John Bowles, to whom he was apprenticed in 1741. In 1752 until c.1762, they became a partnership known as John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse, Cornhill, London. Carington left the partnership in order to take over the business of his uncle, Thomas Bowles II in St Paul's Churchyard. When Carington died in 1793 the business passed to his son (Henry) Carington Bowles. Carington Bowles (1790) 165, BM Satires Undescribed, Lennox-Boyd i/i Condition: Light foxing and dirt build-up to margins and inscription space. Small puncture to top left of platemark. Framed in a simple oak frame. |
| Framing | framed |
| Price | £300.00 |
| Stock ID | 51718 |