A tailor in a high wind, or, L'embarras des richesses [graphic]Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmakerMarch 31st, 1819.eng"A burlesqued tailor with a huge paunch and small legs stands in profile to the left, facing a gale and rain, encumbered with a little girl clinging to his neck, and by large roll of cloth under the right arm; he tries to open his umbrella, having placed his cane between his legs; tied to the handle in a handkerchief are books of patterns, which are blowing away, like his wig, hat, and the child's bonnet; his coat, with tape-measure, streams behind him ..." (Source: George)Title from caption below image.Anchor symbol is the artist's mark of Frederick Marryat.Artist from British Museum catalogue.Below title: Drawn from the life on the Cliff Brighton.Five lines of verse from Byron's Bride of Abydos inscribed below title: Through rising gale and breaking foam and shrieking sea birds warned him home ...For further information, consult library staff.