A scarlet being, being scarlet [graphic]

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Title: A scarlet being, being scarlet [graphic]
Alternative Title: Scarlet bean being scarlet
Creator: Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Contributor: McLean, T. publisher.
Published / Created: [20 November 1829]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. Nov. 20, 1829, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket ...
Abstract: "The apex of a tall plant with red flowers, intended for a scarlet runner, supports the head of Scarlett, in wig and bands, in profile to the left, his eyes a slit between closed lids. The plant grows from the summit of a hill or mound, backed by trees and clouds."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image; the letters "i" and "g" in the first "being" in title scored through to read "bean" and a letter "a" etched above the "i".
Imprint continues: ... sole publisher of W. Heaths etchings.
Provenance: Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 3 October 2018, lot 296. Purchased through Jarndyce; October 2018.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 37.2 x 26 cm, on sheet 41.3 x 28 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1829
Etchings England London 1829
Material: etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844
Subject (Topic): Beans
Flowers
Subjects: Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Beans
Flowers
England > 1829
England > London > 1829

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