Billiard Engraving after Banbury

Billiard Engraving after Henry Bunbury.
A framed and mounted stipple engraving after Henry Bunbury entitled 'Billiards'. The characterised picture depicts a group of men in the throws of a billiard match. Note they are playing with the early cues, the mace or spoon (push cue). Printed in the bottom margin 'H.W Bunbury DEL, Publish'd 27th Jany 1781, J Byetherton f.
There is an accompanying engraving also called 'Billiards', stock No. 26320.

Henry William Bunbury (1750 – 1811) was a well known and collectable English caricaturist.