Sutton Nicholls

British, 1668 - 1729

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This is a drawing of an arrangement of printed and illustrated materials. The composition features a variety of printed papers overlapping each other, with illustrations of various scenes and characters. Prominently displayed is a large piece of paper titled "ROGER'S Delight," accompanied by smaller images of historical and possibly mythological figures in colorful attire. In the center, an illustration of a nude figure within a cave. Other vignettes include a detailed portrait of a woman in an oval frame, and a piece of paper that advertises services for design, engraving, and illustration by Sutton Nicholls. The imagery contains a mix of text and pictorial content, capturing the feel of a collection of ephemera from an earlier historical period.
Sutton Nicholls, The Eye Deceived, c. 1705, etching and engraving on laid paper with hand coloring, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2012.128.1

The Eye Deceived

Sutton Nicholls · c. 1705 · etching and engraving on laid paper with hand coloring ·  Accession ID  2012.128.1