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Parish characters in ten plates

Title
Parish characters in ten plates.
Publication
London : Published by Thomas M'Lean, 26, Haymarket, July 1, 1829.
Physical Description
10 prints in 1 portfolio : etchings ; 42 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title from letterpress text on front wrapper.
Print signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella.
Paul Pry is the pseudonym of William Heath.
"N.B. None of Paul Pry's caricatures none are genuine without the name and address of T. M'Lean, 26, Haymarket."-- Following imprint.
Contents also cataloged individually.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 11, 2024
Series
Parish characters in ten plates
Parish characters in ten plates / by Paul Pry Esqr.
Contents
Pl. 1st. Mr. George King - the parish overseer
Pl. 2nd. Mr. Primate - the church warden
Pl. 3d. Dusty Bob - the parish dustman
Pl. 4th. Master Fang the parish beadle
Pl. [blank]. Attorney in general to the parish
Pl. 6th. Master Dogberry the parish watchman
Pl. 7. One of the select vestry!!!
Pl. 8th. Leo Sacks - one of the charity crab's
Pl. 11 [that is, 9]. Caleb Quotem the parish factotum
Pl. 10. One of the poor employed to mend the high ways.
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 10, no. 15800-15803
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1821.
Etchings - England - London - 1821.
Artists' devices.
Citation

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