Jackson (Michael, active c. 1753) Miss Nancy Dawson, mezzotint and etching, on cream laid paper with indistinct text-based watermark, platemark 355 x 252 mm. (14 x 10 in), with thread margins, some spotting and surface dirt, small damp-stain lower left corner, tipped onto paper support, unframed, Robert Sayer [circa 1753 and later]. Literature: Chaloner Smith 2 ⁂ Ann Newton (c.1728-1767), who went by the stage name of Nancy Dawson, was a famous London dancer and actress. She rose to fame performing a solo rendition of a hornpipe between acts in The Beggar's Opera at Covent Garden Theatre in 1759.
Jackson (Michael, active c. 1753) Miss Nancy Dawson, mezzotint and etching, on cream laid paper with indistinct text-based watermark, platemark 355 x 252 mm. (14 x 10 in), with thread margins, some spotting and surface dirt, small damp-stain lower left corner, tipped onto paper support, unframed, Robert Sayer [circa 1753 and later]. Literature: Chaloner Smith 2 ⁂ Ann Newton (c.1728-1767), who went by the stage name of Nancy Dawson, was a famous London dancer and actress. She rose to fame performing a solo rendition of a hornpipe between acts in The Beggar's Opera at Covent Garden Theatre in 1759.
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