'An officer in the Light Infantry driven by his Lady to Cox-Heath' (after John Collet)
Carington Bowles (1724 - 1793)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1778
Materials
Paper
Measurements
14 in (h)10.75 in (w)
Order this imageCollection
Dorneywood House and Gardens, Buckinghamshire
NT 1507302
Summary
Print, engraving, 'An officer in the Light Infantry driven by his Lady to Cox-Heath' (after John Collet) by Carington Bowles (1724 -1793). a lady in quasi-military dress standing in a carriage and whipping the two horses forward while a fat militia officer is fast asleep.
Makers and roles
Carington Bowles (1724 - 1793), engraver (printmaker) John Collett (London c.1725 - London 1780), original artist