Burchell Reading the Ballad; Print made by Edward Fisher; 1722-1785; British; Published by Sayer & Bennett; 1725-1794; British; 1776; Mezzotint on moderately thick; slightly textured; beige laid paper; Sheet: 14 3/8 x 10 1/16 inches (36.5 x 25.5 cm); Plate: 9 15/16 x 7 9/16 inches (25.3 x 19.2 cm); and Image: 8 3/4 x 7 9/16 inches (22.3 x 19.2 cm); ballad; buttons; coat; cravat; curls; holding; illustration; leaning; letter; literary theme; novel; oval; paper; posing; reading; The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)