The grinning match, a humourous scene at a country fair, engraving 1775, mezzotint., A man stands on a chair beneath a large, spreading tree on which a tri-corn hat hangs from a limb, his grinning face framed by a horse-collar, a woman and a man look on in the foreground, the man applauds, while a crowd of countrymen on the left, in the rear, encourage him with laughter and applause; with building on the right, in the background.
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The grinning match, a humourous scene at a country fair, engraving 1775, mezzotint., A man stands on a chair beneath a large, spreading tree on which a tri-corn hat hangs from a limb, his grinning face framed by a horse-collar, a woman and a man look on in the foreground, the man applauds, while a crowd of countrymen on the left, in the rear, encourage him with laughter and applause; with building on the right, in the background.

Date

1775

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT16A00_198

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Keywords

grinning match humourous scene country fair engraving 1775 mezzotint man stands chair large spreading tree tri-corn hat hangs limb face framed horse-collar woman foreground applauds crowd countrymen left rear encourage laughter applause building right background vintage retro retro styled engraved image engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art

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