Print made by unknown artist, eighteenth century, The Double Attack, or French Politeness not a Match for English Assurance, 1770s
- Title:
- The Double Attack, or French Politeness not a Match for English Assurance
- Date:
- 1770s
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 3/8 × 11 1/4 inches (44.1 × 28.6 cm), Plate: 13 7/8 × 9 7/8 inches (35.2 × 25.1 cm), Image: 12 7/8 × 9 7/8 inches (32.7 × 25.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "23 Plates the [...] £310"; lower right: "3/6"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "#192"
Lettered below image: "The Double Attack, or French Politeness not a Match for English Assurance. | Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller; No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Undetermined
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.786
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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