The POWER of MUSIC and BEAUTY.
Date1790
After work by
Robert Pyle
Engraver
James Watson
Publisher
Carington Bowles
(1724 - 1793)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving with period hand color
DimensionsOH: 15 3/4" x OW: 11 1/4"; Plate H: 14" x W: 10"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-342
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "The POWER of MUSIC and BEAUTY./ R. Pyle Pinx.t/ Ja.s Watson fecit./ The Youthful Buck so stout and Sturdy/ Is tickled by the Hurdy Gurdy;/ But by his Countenance 'tis plain_/ He'd rather play a diff'rent Strain./ Printed for CARINGTON BOWLES, Map & Printseller, at N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, LONDON."1760-1765
1760-1765
ca. 1770
Mid 18th c.
1760-1765
April 1, 1783
1810-1825
Ca. 1760
1758
1759-1763