The discomfited duellists [graphic]

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Title: The discomfited duellists [graphic]
Creator: Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
Contributor: Collings, Samuel, artist.
Harrison and Co. (London, England), publisher.
Published / Created: April 1, 1784.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Abstract: Inside a coffee house, an ensign, his broken sword lying on the ground, is held against the wall by a man with a hot poker. Another ensign, attempting to stub the man with the poker in the back, is held back by another customer and a waiter. The scene is watched by a few alarmed customers, a parson reading a paper, and an upset young woman behind the bar
Description: Title etched below image.
From "A preservative against duelling" in The Wit's Magazine, 1784, p. 81.
1 print : etching and engraving with stipple on laid paper ; plate mark 19.6 x 23.9 cm, on sheet 22 x 25 cm.
Provenance: H.W. Edwards; September 1958.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 19.7 x 24.1 cm, on sheet 22 x 27 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Periodical illustrations England London 1784
Engravings England London 1784
Etchings England London 1784
Material: etching and engraving with stipple ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
London
Great Britain
Subject (Topic): Coffeehouses
Social life and customs
Interiors
Soldiers
Confrontations
Daggers & swords
Time clocks
Fireplaces
Maps
Chandeliers
Clergy
Clothing & dress
Subjects: Coffeehouses > England > London > 18th-century
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 18th century
Interiors > England > 18th century
Soldiers
Confrontations
Daggers & swords
Time clocks
Fireplaces
Maps
Chandeliers
Clergy
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1784
England > London > 1784

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