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1972-108, Print
SPECTATORS at a PRINT-SHOP in S.T PAUL's CHURCH YARD.
1972-108, Print

SPECTATORS at a PRINT-SHOP in S.T PAUL's CHURCH YARD.

Dateca. 1760
Publisher Carington Bowles (1724 - 1793)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving with hand color
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 10 3/4in. (36.8 × 27.3cm) Other (Plate): 14 × 9 7/8in. (35.6 × 25.1cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1972-108
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "SPECTATORS at a PRINT-SHOP in S.T PAUL's CHURCH YARD./ Printed for Carington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs [date erased]"
Label TextThis print shows the exterior of Carington Bowles print shop in St. Paul’s Churchyard, London. Bowles was perhaps the most prolific print publisher of the 18th century. Each of the prints illustrated in the window panes of his shop is identifiable. This scene is important for its depiction of how a print-seller illustrated his goods in the window of his shop and is also a valuable resource for clothing styles popular in London in the 1760s.
ProvenanceA typical mid-eighteenth century print shop.