Trade card of Charles Legg, Coach, House and Sign Painting, Bishopsgate London

before 1757

Not on view

Trade card for Charles Legg, Coach, House and Sign Painter adjoining Bishopsgate, London. The card is characterized by a cartouche with a large central compartment in which the text is placed. The frame of the cartouche is decorated with various banners, panels and coats of arms as examples of the work done by Legg.

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Title: Trade card of Charles Legg, Coach, House and Sign Painting, Bishopsgate London
Engraver: Jeremiah Evans (British, active London and Liverpool, 1753–85)
Subject: Charles Legg (British, active London, ca. 1740–1760)
Date: before 1757
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 7 5/16 in. (14 × 18.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.91.9
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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