Mar 30, 2017 - Sale 2441

Sale 2441 - Lot 422

Price Realized: $ 812
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 350 - $ 500
(MUSIC--STREET MUSICIANS.) Billy Waters, a hand-colored engraving. 10-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches, matted 14-1/4 x 12 inches, an excellent impression. London, circa 1830's-1850's

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An excellent image of violinist Billy Waters, a well-known London 'busker' or street musician. Waters was born in New York, sometime in the last quarter of the late 18th century. He lost his leg as a sailor, after a fall from the top sail mast of a ship. He was well-known for his witty verses, made up to accompany his violin tunes.