The Solid Enjoyment Of Bottle And Friend Carington Bowles Mezzotint Engraving 1774 Pastel Portrait Each side moulded with a

Each side moulded with a lion mask and decorated with stylised foliage in yellow ochre

Rare Mezzotint engraving by Samuel William Reynolds in original gilt gesso frame

with a boy laughing at the pleading Frenchman

The smallest 1

5 by 9 inches

The Solid Enjoyment Of Bottle And Friend Carington Bowles Mezzotint Engraving 1774 Pastel Portrait Each side moulded with aThe Solid Enjoyment of Bottle and Friend. Mezzotint engraving published by Carington Bowles at his Map and Print Warehouse No. 69 in St Paul's Churchyard London 1774. Printed on laid paper laid down on backing card. Trimmed on plateline repaired tears and surface abrasion, a good impression in time worn condition. Rare. 25. 5 by 36 cms.