The interior of a jeweller's shop, indicated only by three necklaces festooned on the wall and by a door giving on to the street. A lady sits between two men; one (left) points insinuatingly to a box of ear-rings which he holds, the other applies a boring instrument to her left ear. To her left, a dog barks as he looks up at her startled face. Behind, a weeping schoolboy with a bag of books is being birched by a young woman. Through the door are seen a Highlander blowing bagpipes and a milkmaid screaming for custom
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and One of a series of 'Drolls.'
Publisher:
Publish'd 24th Octr. 1793, by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Bagpipes, Dairy workers, Earrings, Jewelers, Jewelry stores, Necklaces, School children, Women, and Young adults
A very pregnant sits slouched in a chair, her left arm around a distaff and a spindle in her right hand. Above her is a picture of a young girl looking down at the broken pitcher at her feet. To the right an old woman in a shawl and wearing spectacles holds a letter in her hand, as she leans towards the younger woman with an expression of concern. Between them stands a young man who stands mostly with his back to the viewer but is slightly turned to the younger woman as he subtly points to the painting over her head
Description:
Title engraved below image. and Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, Octr. 14, 1793, by T. Prattent, 46 Cloth Fair, London
Title from item., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint and advertisement. Missing text supplied from the British Museum catalogue., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: ... where may be seen a correct model of the guillotine 6 feet high, the head and hand of Count Strewenzee & the compleatest collection of caracatures [sic] in Europe, to which has been recently added several hundred old & new subjects, admittance one shilling., and Temporary local subject terms: Ducal coronets -- Female costume, 1793 -- Duchesses -- Marchionesses -- Countesses -- Viscountesses -- Baronesses -- Wives of baronets.
Publisher:
Pub. April 20, 1793, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly ...
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Crowns, Nobility, Peerage, and Women