A sailor sits on the ground outside a house from which a man (doctor) emerges to offer assistance. He has an amused look on his face as he holds his broken peg leg. One of his two companions puts up his hand to hold off the assistance of the doctor as his other companion beckons to a carpenter who carries a plank of wood and a saw in addition to his lunch pail. A woman stands at the window looking out on the scene, her finger to her nose and a slight smile on her face. A small dog walks along the road beside the approaching carpenter
Alternative Title:
Carpenter the best surgeon
Description:
Title engraved below image., Plate numbered '240' in lower left corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Drolls series were executed by either Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published 24th Feby. 1800, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Carpenters, Dogs, Peg legs, Physicians, British, and Sailors
A trade card illustrated with craftsmen engaged in the activities of their trade as carpenters and architects as well as furnishing funerals
Alternative Title:
Benjamin and John Osgood carpenters, at the Rising Sun ...
Description:
Title from item., Date suggested by dealer., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on secondary sheet. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Benjamin & John Osgood
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Architects, Carpenters, Undertakers and undertaking, Carpentry, Equipment, Saws, and Tools
