PURVIS, William ?Billy" (1784 ? 1853).?Engraved Portrait of the Entertainer. Circa 1990s. Signed in the image by artist J.H. Mole, Del. and engraver T.E. Nicholson, Sc., and with a facsimile of the sitter's autograph below. Embossed with the printer's chop mark in the lower right corner: ?Bacon & Bacon, imp." This is a later impression from the original copper plate. Purvis was a Scottish entertainer and showman; he was also a talented piper and is depicted here playing the Union pipe. Minor creasing, otherwise near fine. Plate 13 5/8 x 10 ?". Sheet 18 14 ?".