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The delight of Ply-[symbol for mouth]
Title
The delight of Ply-[symbol for mouth] [graphic].
Publication
[London] : Pubd. by H. Humphrey, No. 18 New Bond Street, Jan. 1st. 1780.
Physical Description
1 print : etching & engraving ; sheet 37 x 26 cm
Medium
laid paper
Notes
Title from item.
The initials of the publisher's name forms a monogram.
Sheet trimmed within plate line.
Summary
On the left a fat man in profile climbs a ladder to reach the seat of a phaeton, perched on springs high above the wheels of the carriage.
Variant and related titles
Delight of Plymouth
Delight of Ply-mouth
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 05, 2004
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 5, no. 5761
Subjects
Genre/Form
Rebuses.
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1780.
Engravings - England - London - 1780.
Etchings - England - London - 1780.
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