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YOUTHFUL AMUSEMENT.
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YOUTHFUL AMUSEMENT.

Dateca. 1775
Maker Philippe Mercier (1689 - 1760)
Publisher Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
Engraver Charles Spooner
OriginEngland, London
MediumHand-colored mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 8 1/4" x OW: 5 1/2"; Plate H: 5 7/8" x W: 4 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1958-354
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "YOUTHFUL AMUSEMENT./ P. mercier pinx.t/ C. Spooner fecit./ London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer at N.o 53 in Fleet Street."
Label TextA young boy plays with a little top which he spins on his hand. In the other hand is the string from the top. This boy is said to be Phillippe Mercier, son of the artist.