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A coffee party on a rural estate, with a man telling fortunes from the coffee grounds. Coloured engraving after F. Hayman, 1741-1742.
- Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776.
- Date
- [between 1700 and 1799]
- Reference
- 47000i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
[London] (at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street) : Printed for Rob.t Sayer, [between 1700 and 1799]
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 18.3 x 28 cm
Contributors
Lettering
The fortune teller on casting the coffee grounds, from an original design at Vaux-hall Gardens.
Creator/production credits
After an engraving by Vivares, 1743, after one of the paintings by Hayman and assistants for a box at Vauxhall gardens: Allen, loc. cit.
References note
Brian Allen, Francis Hayman, London 1987, p. 136, no. 65
Lettering note
Bears number: 6
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 47000i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores