The canonical beau, or, Mars in the dumps [graphic]Goldar, John, 1729-1795, printmakeras the act directs, 25th Octr. 1768.engIn a well furnished room a young, handsome curate is seated at one end of a sofa, surrounded by five admiring women of various ages, drinking tea and eating a biscuit. A little pug is begging for a treat. At the other end of the sofa, sits alone a very disconsolate young man, probably a veteran, with a wooden leg. His only companion is a large dog resting his head on his master's thigh. Between the soldier and the group on his left lies an open book, The Church triumphant - cedunt arma togae. Behind the sofa, a painting on the wall shows an old man being burned at stake by a group of soldiersTitle from item.Below title: Engraved after an original picture by Mr. John Collett in the possession of Mr. Bradford.Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.Temporary local subject terms: Clergy: curate -- Military: soldiers -- Amputees -- Peg legs -- Pets: dogs -- Pictures amplifying subject: a saint(?) burned at stake by soldiers -- Furniture: Chippendale sofa -- Furniture: armchair -- Furniture: upholstered screen -- Furnishings: ornate picture frame -- Furnishings: carpet -- Female dress, 1768 -- Dishes: teacups -- Food: biscuits.Watermark: J Whatman.