Be not amaz'd Dear Mother-It is indeed your Daughter Anne. Mezzotint engraving printed for Carington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse No.69 in St Paul's Church Yard London. Published as the Act directs June 14th.1774. From an Original Drawing by Grimm. Rare late 18th.Century satirical engraving presented in a late 18th.Century gilt gesso frame. Gilding refreshed plate a little worn with age related staining to no real detriment. 30 by 40.5 cms overall framed.
Wonderful late 18th.Century fashion satire. A mother in a bonnet and cloak dumbfounded by her unrecognisable fashionably dressed daughter attended by her black page.