I say, Jack, did you ever shave a monkey? No, sir, but if you'll please to take a seat, I'll try. [graphic]

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Title: I say, Jack, did you ever shave a monkey? No, sir, but if you'll please to take a seat, I'll try. [graphic]
Contributor: Kohler, W.
Soffe, W., active 1828-1843, publisher.
Published / Created: [between 1838 and 1840?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published by W. Soffe, 380 Strand and Printed by W. Kohler, 22 Denmark St., Soho
Abstract: A short barber on the right offers a chair to a tall dandy on the left, who smokes a cigar and holds a tasseled cane under his right arm; the dandy has long hair and sticks out his bearded chin towards the barber
Description: Title from lines of dialogue below image.
Approximate date of publication based on street address of printer W. Kohler, who is known to have listed "22 Denmark St., Soho" on prints published between 1838 and 1840 and possibly earlier. See British Museum online catalogue.
Mounted on board to 35 x 29 cm.
Provenance: Brian Maidment; July 2024.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 34 x 25 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1838
Lithographs England London 1838
Material: lithograph ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Dandies
British
Barbers
Staffs (Sticks)
Beards
Subjects: Dandies > British
Barbers
Staffs (Sticks)
Beards
England > 1838
England > London > 1838
Maidment, Brian > Donor