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RURAL Courtship.
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RURAL Courtship.

Date1761-1766
Engraver Richard Houston (1721-1775)
After work by Amicilla
Publisher John Bowles and Son (fl. 1754 - ca. 1764)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 13 7/8" x OW: 9 5/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1977-299
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "RURAL Courtship./ Amicilla Pinxt./ Houston Fecit./ RURAL Courtship./ Ye flattering Lovers ye Coquettish Fair,/ Take Pattern by this gen'rous artless Pair/Whose mutual Smiles sincerer Pleasures give,/ Than those ye from deluding Arts receive./ Printed for John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhil."