John Bannister (1760-1836) as Scout and William Parsons (1736-1795)as Sheeplace in the Village Lawyer produced by George Colman the elder (after Samuel de Wilde )
John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1706
Materials
wood, paper & glass
Measurements
640 x 480 mm; 720 mm (Height); 560 mm (Width)
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286020
Summary
Print, mezzotint, John Bannister (1760-1836) as Scout and William Parsons (1736-1795) as Sheeplace in the Village Lawyer produced by George Colman the elder (after Samuel de Wilde ) by John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812). Published 1706. The two men stand in a panelled interior with a caned spiral twist chair beside them, a window behind. John Bannister as the lawyer Scout on the left, speaking to William Parsons as Sheepface beside him, hat under one arm. Moulded gilt frame with beaded edge.
Marks and inscriptions
Mr Bannister Jun. and Mr Parsons as Scout and Sheepface in the Village Lawyer (printed under image)
Makers and roles
John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812), engraver (printmaker) after Samuel de Wilde (London 1748 – London 1832), artist