Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Published by William Holland, 1757–1815, British
Print made by unknown artist, eighteenth century
Title:: Scrub and Archer
Date:: 1783
Materials & Techniques:: Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 9 1/8 inches (24.8 × 23.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered below image: "ARCH'R. And this col. I am afraid has | converted the affection of your Perdita. | SCRUB & ARCHER | SCRUB Converted; ay and perverted | my Dear friend for I am afraid he has made | her a Whore &c.! | Pub. by W. Holland No. 50 Oxford Str't | Pub'd. May 1783 by W. Humphrey No. 27 Strand"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Godfrey Pearlson
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B2019.17.16
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: caricature
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:81882