A DANCING BEAR.
Henry William Bunbury
Artist's BiographyA Dancing Bear.
Stipple engraving, 1785.
Image size 14 x 18 9/16" ( 35.5 x 47.1 cm).
Good condition, save a repaired puncture in the upper right margin, not affecting the image. Tightly cropped on the publication line. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 93721
Price: $500.00 Publisher : London, Publish'd June 24th, 1785 by W.Dickinson, Engraver & Printseller No.158 Bond Street & J. Jones, No. 63 Great Portland Street. H. Bunbury Esqr. Delin. Engraved by C. Knight.
A showman holding the chained muzzle of a standing bear, a small monkey climbing on the staff in his hand, a crowd surrounding on the street including a piper at right and a woman collection offerings. The tavern sign is inscribed "The Old King of Bohemia" and offering wine and fine amber. A very fine impression or pull from the plate 18th-19th Century Subjects , Dance, Circus, and Theater
