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Happy Jerry

Title
Happy Jerry [graphic].
Publication
[London] : Published 10th May 1793 by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London, [10 May 1793]
Physical Description
1 print : mezzotint ; plate mark 34.9 x 25.3 cm, on sheet 36.5 x 26.5 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title engraved below image.
Four columns of verse below title: I was the pride of all the Thames ...
Numbered '295' beneath lower left corner of image.
Print was reissued by Laurie & Whittle in 1794; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 2010,7081.1120.
Summary
Boatman on riverbank with bridge and buildings behind being greeted by sailor and city gent.
"A Thames waterman who thought himself betrayed by his wife and friend is reunited with both, who take his hands, the woman on the left in man's dress, having looked for him throughout the world; on a wharf with oars propped against the walls of a house to left, a boat moored nearby and a bridge in the background."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 09, 2023
Genre/Form
Pictorial works.
Genre prints.
Mezzotints - England - London - 1793.
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