The rival maids [graphic]Heins, John, 1732-1771, printmaker[ca.1772]engA maid seated at a table and petting a cat, is flirting with a footman leaning with his arms on the back of her chair. A large knife lies on the table pointing at the pair; next to it, below a basket full of sheets, hangs a piece of paper inscribed, The pride & vanity of a footman. In the background, another maid, busy mending a garment, looks at them with disapproval and jealousy. Behind on the wall hangs a shelf with plates and a jugTitle from item.Sheet trimmed to plate mark.Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.Temporary local subject terms: Domestic service: maidservants -- Footman -- Furniture: chairs -- Dish rack -- Romantic jealousy -- Domestic life.Mounted to 18 x 20 cm.