A city officer taught by Miss Tittup to cock his spontoon with proper grace [graphic]

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Title: A city officer taught by Miss Tittup to cock his spontoon with proper grace [graphic]
Contributor: O'Neale, Jefferyes Hamett, -1801, artist.
Published / Created: [10 January 1782]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. as the Act directs Jany. 10, 1782 by T. James, No. 14 Castle Strt. Oxford Market
Abstract: A fashionably dressed young woman (left) stands before a very large bear (left) dressed in a military uniform, wig, and tricorne hat. She strokes his chin with her left hand as she gently clasps the tip end of the spear that the bear holds in his left hand
Description: Title from caption etched below image.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 27 x 18 cm.
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Aquatints England London 1782
Etchings England London 1782
Material: etching & aquatint ;
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Bears
Clothing & dress
Couples
Military uniforms
British
Wigs
Subjects: Bears
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
Couples
Military uniforms > British > 18th century
Wigs
England > 1782
England > London > 1782

Access: Public
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