Tuesday, January 17, 2023

The City Chanters by Samuel Okey after John Collet 1771

Samuel Okey (1725-1780) the younger, was a British mezzotint engraver. In 1770 he engraved a print Sweets of Liberty, after John Collett; this was published by him and Charles Reak, near Temple Bar, and it exhibits Wilkite sympathies.

In 1771, he produced The City Chanters, A Scene From The 'Wilkes And Liberty' Riots, 1768 Satire on popular support for John Wilkes and his ally Frederick Bull at the time of the 1771 election of City of London sheriffs.
The City Chanters by Samuel Okey after John Collet 1771


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