| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | after John Collett |
| Published | Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs [2 July 1778.] |
| Dimensions | Image 140 x 112 mm, Plate 154 x 114 mm |
| Notes |
A satirical view of the inside of an eighteenth century tavern. A group of men gather by the bar which is attended by a woman who watches a military officer in the centre as he swallows a spoonful of custard. Two young men ogle to the left, in front of them a short man stands on his toes holding a pamphlet entitled "Morning Post", to the right a man holds a large walking stick, next to him a man wearing spectacles reads a pamphlet entitled "Ledger", below in the centre two dogs, one stands on its back legs at the bar, the other raises his leg, as if to urinate, on a pamphlet "The Extraordinary Gazette", likely to contain reports on the American Revolutionary War. Behind the bar the shelves are filled with bottles, bowls, glasses and several lemons. Inscription below title reads: '280 ' 'From the Original Picture by John Collet, in the possession of Carington Bowles.' John Collet or Collett (c.1725-1780) was an English satirical artist. Born in London, he was a pupil of George Lambert, and studied at the St. Martin's Lane Academy. He exhibited with the Free Society of Artists between 1761 and 1783. His paintings often depicted Hogarthian scenes of debauchery, low life and social weakness. His work was popularised by Carington Bowles, Smith & Sayer, Boydell, and other well-known publishers. 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) 281, BM Satires undescribed, Lennox-Boyd i/i Condition: Slightly light impression. Date erased from end of publication line. Framed in a simple oak frame. |
| Framing | framed |
| Price | £300.00 |
| Stock ID | 51692 |