Grosvenor Prints, catalogue n°105
Grosvenor Prints has the pleasure in putting out Winter Miscellany: Catalogue 105 ! [The] Sweets of Liberty. 45. Painted by J. Collet. Engrav’d by S. Okey. Publish’d according to Act of Parliament May 31st 1770 and Sold by S. Okey the engraver [illegible, but also Reake, John Smith & John Swan]. An extremely rare mezzotint with engraving, with hand colour. Sheet 465 x 520mm (18¼ x 20½”). Trimmed close to plate, tear affecting title, some surface wear with parts of the inscription area illegible. A scene outside the Fleet Prison with sellers selling ballads in support of John Wilkes, centred on...