Attrib. Henry William Bunbury, Couple Seated at a Table Caricature – 18th-century pen & ink drawing

An original 18th-century pen & ink drawing – Attrib. Henry William Bunbury, Couple Seated at a Table Caricature.A wonderfully characterful sketch in graphite with brown ink, attributed to the caricaturist Henry William Bunbury (1750–1811). A comically mismatched couple converse at a table, with a small dog looking on at the right.There are additional graphite sketches of military officers on the verso of the paper.On pale blue-grey laid paper with 'GR' watermarked 'GR' (Georgius Rex / King George) watermark.Provenance: the Estate of Phillip Allen (1938–2022).