Burney (Edward Francis, 1760-1848). The Rake Reclaimed by his Father's Liberality, & The Shipwreck

Burney (Edward Francis, 1760-1848). The Rake Reclaimed by his Father's Liberality, & The Shipwreck, both oval pen, ink and watercolour on paper, 96 x 74mm (3 7/8 x 2 7/8 ins), laid down on later backing card (with pencilled numbers 24 & 37 respectively), both window mounted and uniformly framed and glazed, 29.0 x 25.7 cm, each verso with printed title label, The Rake with additional early ink manuscript title label, together with: Attributed to Richard Corbould (1757-1831), A Double Tragedy - Doctors Defeated, oval pen, ink and watercolour on paper, 97 x 75 mm ( 3 7/8 x 2 15/16 ins), laid down on later backing card (with pencilled number 20), window mounted, framed and glazed (29.0 x 25.7 cm), verso with printed title label

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According to the printed labels, both of Burney's watercolours were produced as illustrations for [later re-issues of] The Tatler. The Rake Reclaimed was an illustration for The Tatler no.60, for a story 'from White's Chocolate-house', August 26, originally published 1709. The Shipwreck for issue no.192, for a story 'From my own Apartment', June 30, originally published 1710.
A Double Tragedy, according to its printed label, was produced as an illustration for an unknown story in The Spectator.