GRAY PEAS AND BACON 1790s Carington Bowles ANTIQUE MEZZOTINT

Original circa 1790s 9 inch x 7 3/4 inch Mezzotint with etching titled GRAY PEAS AND BACON.
Three people in rustic dress eating at a table, one on the left putting a spoon to her mouth, while a man dips into a large dish on the table and a younger woman standing behind them blows on another dish.

Published by Carington Bowles (1724 - 1793). Son of John Bowles to whom he was apprenticed in 1741, and with whom he was in partnership as John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse, Cornhill, London, from 1752 or 1753 to c.1762. He left in order to take over the business of his uncle, Thomas Bowles II in St Paul's Churchyard.

Lettered below the image with the title and '105 / Printed for Carington Bowles at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London.'’

Image size 5 3/8 inch x 4 1/2 inch

The engraving is in good condition with some foxing.