Robert Dighton, 1752–1814, BritishPrinted by Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British
Title:
A Lesson Westward - or A Morning Visit to Betsy Cole
Date:
1782
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching, hand-colored with gummed gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, gray laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 7/16 × 9 13/16 inches (34.2 × 25 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, center inside image: "TOM LONGTROT's | ACADEMY for YOUNG LADIES | Driving taught to an Inch, | Ladies compleatly finish'd | in a fortnight, for | Gig, Whiskey, or Phaeton: | Single Lesson half a Crown, | Five for half a Guinea."; lower left: "466| 'Hammersmith'| Printed for & Sold by CARINGTON BOWLES,"; lower center: " 'A LESSON WESTWARD__Or a MORNING VISIT to BETSY COLE.| When once the Women take the Reins in hand;| 'Tis then too true, that Men have no command.'| Published as the Act Directs"; lower right: " 'Turnpike.'| at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, LONDON"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection