Well-a-day, Is this my Son Tom, Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, circa 1773
Well-a-day, is this my son tom (ca. 1773), after samuel hieronymus grimm, published by carrington bowles. Other versions explicitly label the father as a farmer and give a more urban setting, showing it wasn’t just travels abroad deemed to make a macaroni but also simply the influence of the city. Date: circa 1773.