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An agreeable group of young gentlemen, otherwise old bachelors turn'd asses
Title
An agreeable group of young gentlemen, otherwise old bachelors turn'd asses [graphic] / Rd. Newton delint.
Publication
[London] : Published 22nd August 1797 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London, [22 August 1797]
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving with stipple ; plate mark 20 x 24.9 cm, on sheet 23 x 29 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Local Notes
Temporary local subject terms: Old men -- Morning Herald -- Literature: reference to Ovid's Art of Love -- Magnifying glasses -- Pince-nez -- Walking staves -- Duelling: crossed foils -- Placards.
Notes
Title from item.
One of the series of Laurie & Whittle drolls.
Numbered '196' in lower left of plate.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Summary
"Five elderly men dressed in the fashion of youth."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 03, 2008
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1797.
Etchings - England - London - 1797.
Engravings - England - London - 1797.
Watermarks (Paper)
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Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
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