Attorney in General to the parish the Scarlet gentleman / [graphic]Heath, William, 1795-1840[12 June 1829]eng"Scarlett, in wig and gown, stands in profile to the left, his right forefinger knowingly before his face, his eye a mere slit. His gown is looped over his left arm and he holds a bulky (blue) brief-bag. Above: '"To suck, to suck, the very blood to suck!' ['Henry V', II. iii]. (He is identified with the horse-leech, symbol of the traditional rapacity of the lawyer.)"--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Series title etched above image.Paul Pry is the pseudonym of William Heath.