A quaint delineation of a church-interior during service; the pastor, who is somewhat of the Dr. Syntax type, is holding forth. There is a squire's pew, a rosy, sleepy clerk, a large leavening of fat slumberers (among the rest the sexton and pew-opener), a crowded gallery, worshippers both devout and careless, gazers through curiosity, and the usual elements which made up a grotesque-looking country congregation at the end of the last century, including a man with crutches and a peg leg
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication scored through on plate but legible. Cf. Grego for date confirmation., Sheet trimmed to edge of plate mark on lower side., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.2 x 30.1 cm, on sheet 24.1 x 31.6 cm., and Mounted on leaf 42 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and Cornwall.
Subject (Topic):
Churches, lergy, Interiors, Peg legs, Sleeping, and Religious meetings
"A kitchen scene. A handsome young cook in her mistress's hat and gown, worn over her own cap and petticoat, with her breast bared, postures in the kitchen before a hanging mirror, holding out a fan. Three amused girls (a woman with two young girls) watch her from behind a door (right). On the floor is a broken dish with a fish on which a cat has pounced, and to the right a rolling pin, fork and spoon. A floured pudding is ready for cooking. On the shelves behind her are plates, platters and mugs; above the door, a small keg, wine bottle, and crocks. On the floor near the door are brooms and buckets
Description:
Title etched below image., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; sheet 30.1 x 22.2 cm., Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials R & T below., and Mounted on leaf 18 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Brooms & brushes, Cats, Kitchens, Interiors, Mirrors, Role reversal, Tableware, and Women domestics
