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The dog barber la Francia
Title
The dog barber [graphic] : la Francia / HWBunbury delin. 1772 ; J. Bretherton f.
Publication
[London] : Publish'd as the act directs, 29th March 1772, by J. Bretheron, No. 134 New Bond Street, [29 March 1772]
Physical Description
1 print : etching with drypoint ; sheet 26.0 x 17.2 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Local Notes
Temporary local subject terms: Paris: Church of the Sorbonne, dome -- Quais: Paris, In La Cité -- Dog barbers -- Dog barber instruments.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Summary
"Satire on the French, evidently inspired by British Museum Satires No. 4668: a grinning man with a long queue smoking a pipe stands wearing wooden shoes holding out a pair of shears; under his left arm is a struggling dog and two more dogs are tied to a post on which is a sign reading, "Qua[i] Ch[...]" beside a stool; a view, presumably intended for Paris, behind."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 22, 2020
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, no. 4669
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1772.
Etchings - England - London - 1772.
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