On the left a thin man stands stiffly in profile to the right his head thrown back, chapeau-bras, and holding a muff. A very stout man on the rights stands full-face, his hands behind his back, looking up quizzically
Description:
Title from manuscript note., Variant state with title provide only in manuscript in a contemporary hand; no engraved title., Plate for: Rules for drawing caricaturas / by F. Grose. London : Printed by A. Grant, 1788., and Variant state. Cf. No. 7467 in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
An elderly woman in spectacles sleeps in a chair, a jug and glass on a table beside her. Under the table, sits a cat; a book lies open on the floor at her feet. A pair of scissors hangs from a chain on her lap. Behind the high backed chair, a man embraces a young woman who has her finger to her lips to quiet the spectator
Description:
Title provided in manuscript; artist name lacking. and Plate from: Rules for drawing caricaturas / by F. Grose. London : Printed by A. Grant, 1788.
Caricature portrait (whole length) of an elderly doctor directed to the left; his right hand is on his cane, his hat is under his left arm; he holds a glove; before lettering added
Description:
Title and artist from later impression. and Plate from: Rules for drawing caricaturas / by F. Grose. London : Printed by A. Grant, 1788.
