The May-Day country mirth: or, The young lads ... – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The May-Day country mirth: or, The young lads ...
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Rather than a single scene, this 1709 print is a composite of older engravings, and the record tentatively credits Wenceslaus Hollar, Jacques Callot, John Sturt and others. Its title promises the country mirth of May Day, when village youths traditionally rose early to gather greenery, raised maypoles, and joined in dancing and games. Clergy and magistrates often viewed such celebrations with suspicion as occasions for rowdiness, and prints like this one tend to play on that tension between festivity and disorder. Its borrowed images also show how English publishers reused earlier continental work.
| Created / published | 1709 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | Composite of engravings by W. Hollar, I. Callot, John Sturt and others?. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,180 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157806 |
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