"A man, thin, elderly, and bald, leans back despairingly in an arm-chair by the fire, grimacing with upturned eyes, and holding a (useless) medicine-bottle. He is tormented by six little demons; one bores into his skull with an auger, another with a bit. A third raises a mallet to strike a wedge into the skull. One sits on his victim's shoulder, holding a music-book and bawling into his ear, another blows a trumpet against his cheek. A sixth runs up his arm to bring a red-hot poker into action."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Alternative Title:
Headache
Description:
Title etched below image., Print signed using Frederick Marryat's device: a slanted anchor., Reissue, with new imprint statement. For an earlier state published 12 February 1819 by G. Humphrey, see no. 13439 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate from: Cruikshankiana. London : Published by Thomas M'Lean, 26, Haymarket, [1835].
Publisher:
Pubd. by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Pain, Headache, Devil, Demons, Fireplaces, and Hand tools
"A man, thin, elderly, and bald, leans back despairingly in an arm-chair by the fire, grimacing with upturned eyes, and holding a (useless) medicine-bottle. He is tormented by six little demons; one bores into his skull with an auger, another with a bit. A third raises a mallet to strike a wedge into the skull. One sits on his victim's shoulder, holding a music-book and bawling into his ear, another blows a trumpet against his cheek. A sixth runs up his arm to bring a red-hot poker into action."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Headache
Description:
Title etched below image., Print signed using Frederick Marryat's device: a slanted anchor., and 1 print : etching with stipple, hand-colored ; plate mark 20.8 x 25.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 12th, 1819, by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Topic):
Pain, Headache, Devil, Demons, Fireplaces, and Hand tools
"A man, thin, elderly, and bald, leans back despairingly in an arm-chair by the fire, grimacing with upturned eyes, and holding a (useless) medicine-bottle. He is tormented by six little demons; one bores into his skull with an auger, another with a bit. A third raises a mallet to strike a wedge into the skull. One sits on his victim's shoulder, holding a music-book and bawling into his ear, another blows a trumpet against his cheek. A sixth runs up his arm to bring a red-hot poker into action."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Headache
Description:
Title etched below image. and Print signed using Frederick Marryat's device: a slanted anchor.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 12th, 1819, by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Topic):
Pain, Headache, Devil, Demons, Fireplaces, and Hand tools