A large crowd of brawling men, some fallen with injuries, one being bitten by a dog; in the background a cat is thrown in the air, many clutching body parts in pain
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered '8' in upper right corner., Sheet trimmed to plate mark; printmaker's name erased from this impression., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
J. Baldrey
Subject (Topic):
Cats, Crowds, Dogs, Fighting, and Wounds & injuries
"A sequence of disasters: a servant (left), entering with a joint of meat, is tripped up by a dog, falls forward, bringing his dish down heavily on the head of one diner. The latter falls backwards, grabbing the table, which tilts and, together with a plate of soup, strikes his 'vis-à-vis' under the chin. The contents of a large tureen deluge the falling man. A second servant (right) runs forward with uplifted arms. Two lighted candles fall with the table."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered '10' in upper right corner., and Sheet trimmed to and within plate mark.
Title from item., Place of publication from other prints by Baldrey., Plate numbered '3' in upper right corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Office -- Law : justice -- Clerks -- Game: hare.
Title from item., Plate numbered '11' in upper right corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Games: playing cards -- Domestic service: manservants -- Dishes: teacup and saucer -- Lighting: candlestick -- Furniture: card tables -- Jewelry: earrings.