MISS PRATTLE, consulting DOCTOR DOUBLE FEE about her PANTHEON HEAD DRESS

Date1772

Publisher Carington Bowles (1724 - 1793)

MediumMezzotint with some line engraving with period color

DimensionsOverall: 14 3/4" x 10 13/16; Plate: 14" x 10"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1971-3325

DescriptionLower margin: "MISS PRATTLE, confulting DOCTOR DOUBLE FEE about her PANTHEON HEAD DRESS. / Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London. Publish'd as the Act Direct. / 240."
Label TextThe counsellor and his client sit facing one another across a small table. The lady wears a high pyramid hairstyle in the macaroni manner. It is decorated with pearls or beads and a high lace cap with ribbons and lace lappets. The knees of the two touch under the table and his foot is pressed against hers. He wears a legal tie-wig and gown. On the wall reflecting the scene below is a picture of two monkeys on either side of a tea table, also drinking tea.
MarkingsPrinted for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, No 69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London. Publish'd as the Act directs. #240