The English farmer brought home drunk with his wellcome from his wife and usual attendants [graphic]

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Title: The English farmer brought home drunk with his wellcome from his wife and usual attendants [graphic]
Published / Created: [1770]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: "Satire on a drunken farmer in Worcestershire accompanying a letter from "S. P." published in the Oxford Magazine. A portly farmer is shown assisted home from the tavern (in the background) by two thinner men and is greeted by his angry wife, daughters and various farm animals. On the wall of the farmhouse are two nesting 'bottles' designed for birds."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from item.
Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 4 (1770), p. 25.
Temporary local subject terms: Fowl: rooster.
Mounted to 28 x 41 cm.
Provenance: Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 11.4 x 17.4 cm, on sheet 12 x 21 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1770
Etchings England London 1770
Periodical illustrations
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Dogs
Donkeys
Farmers
Farms
Intoxication
Swine
Subjects: Dogs
Donkeys
Farmers
Farms
Intoxication
Swine
England > 1770
England > London > 1770

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