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Longwhiskers against Longwaist for the Craven Steaks
Title
Longwhiskers against Longwaist for the Craven Steaks [graphic].
Publication
London : Pubd. June 1826, by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly, [June 1826]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 25.2 x 35 cm, on sheet 28 x 38 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title from text above image.
Eight lines of verse below image: Since jockeying the general's now all the rage, to escape from the panic, levanters are sage ...
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Summary
A bearded man in a riding habit with a top hat races against a dustman with a brush in his hand who rides a donkey. A crowd on the left cheer them on.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 28, 2010
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1826.
Etchings - England - London - 1826.
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