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A Hint to the Husbands, or the Dresser, properly Dressed.
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A Hint to the Husbands, or the Dresser, properly Dressed.

DateJanuary 25, 1777
Engraver Philip Dawe
Publisher Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 15 3/8" x OW: 10 3/4"; Plate H: 13 7/8" x W: 9 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1939-238
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "A Hint to the Husbands, or the Dresser, properly Dressed./ London Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, N.o 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs 25 Jan.y 1777."
ProvenanceEx-coll: F. H. Halsey, Marked on back. Sold in Halsey Sale at Anderson Galleries, X, #321.