Anecdote maçonnique [graphic]Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[21 November 1786]freeng"A masonic feast: in the centre of the room on a platform is an empty armchair decorated with a masonic symbol. Below it and on the right is a table with punch-bowl, glasses, candles, &c, behind which are the English members of the Lodge, some seated, others standing. On the left sit the French members, the most prominent being Cagliostro; all wear masonic aprons. ... "--British Museum online catalogueTitles in English and French etched above image.Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.Captions in French and English etched under each title, respectively.Thirty lines of verse in French below image on left, under the heading, "Abregè de l'histoire du Comte Arabe": Nè Dieu sait où, maintenu Dieu sait comme ...Thirty lines of verse in English below image on right, under the heading, "Abstract of the Arabian Count's memoirs": Born God knows where, supported God knows how ...Sheet trimmed within plate mark, and imprint statement mostly erased from sheet; imprint from British Museum catalogue.Temporary local subject terms: Trades: hairdresser -- Hairdressers: Mr. Barker, King Street, Bloomsbury -- Opticians: Mr. Mash -- Interior of the Freemasons' Lodge of Antiquity -- Freemasons' symbols -- Furniture -- Upholstered chair -- Lighting: candlesticks -- Glass decanter -- Glass bottle -- Wine glasses -- Punch bowls.Watermark: Russell & Co. 1797 on the right side of sheet; fleur-de-lis on the left side.