A beau at Billingsgate "All fashion." "No weight" / [graphic]

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Title: A beau at Billingsgate "All fashion." "No weight" / [graphic]
Alternative Title: All fashion, no weight
Creator: Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Published / Created: [24 April 1777]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. 24 April 1777 by W. Humphrey, Gerrard Street, Soho
Abstract: An old man and three fishwives toss a well-dressed young gentleman in a blanket. The latter wears a sword and huge buttons on his coat. Tubs of oysters and fish occupy the background with some large fish in the foreground
Description: Title from item.
Trimmed within plate mark with some loss to image.
Signed in plate by engraver(?) WH, probably William Humphrey.
Inlaid to 29 x 37 cm.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. iii.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 25 x 30 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1777
Engravings England London 1777
Etchings England London 1777
Material: etching & engraving with roulette ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
London
Subject (Topic): Dandies
British
Fishmongers
Clothing & dress
Subjects: Dandies > British
Fishmongers > England > London > 18th century
Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
England > 1777
England > London > 1777

Access: Public
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