Lot 201
Anonymous (mid-18th century) A piece of antiquity painted on the wall adjoining to the kitchen of Winchester College, emblematic portrait of a trusty servant, with the head of a boar, padlocked lips and the tools of his profession, 1749 [but later].
Hammer Price: £200
Description
Anonymous (mid-18th century) A piece of antiquity painted on the wall adjoining to the kitchen of Winchester College, emblematic portrait of a trusty servant, with the head of a boar, padlocked lips and the tools of his profession, etching on wove paper with Whatman watermark and date of '1891', platemark 370 x 255 mm. (14 1/2 x 10 in), sheet 420 x 278 mm. (16 1/2 x 10 7/8 in), some browning and fine splitting into image, other nicks and tears, unframed, 1749 [but later].
Literature:
BM Satires 3045
Description
Anonymous (mid-18th century) A piece of antiquity painted on the wall adjoining to the kitchen of Winchester College, emblematic portrait of a trusty servant, with the head of a boar, padlocked lips and the tools of his profession, etching on wove paper with Whatman watermark and date of '1891', platemark 370 x 255 mm. (14 1/2 x 10 in), sheet 420 x 278 mm. (16 1/2 x 10 7/8 in), some browning and fine splitting into image, other nicks and tears, unframed, 1749 [but later].
Literature:
BM Satires 3045
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