The Welch parson [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Welch parson [graphic].
- Contributor
-
Woodward, G. M. approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher. - Published / Created
- [1 December 1790]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Decr. 1st, 1790, by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
- Abstract
-
"A ragged man, wearing clerical bands, stands full face. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, his toes protrude through one shoe. He looks downwards with a meditative grimace, one arm held out towards a church steeple among trees. Mountains form a background. Beneath is etched: '"------Best scene of all, "With which I close this reverend description, "Is your Welch Parson, with his noble living, "Sans shoes, Sans hose, sans breeches, sans every thing.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from item.
Original design attributed to Woodward. See British Museum catalogue.
Four lines of verse below title, beginning: Best scene of all ...
Temporary local subject terms: Literature: parody of Shakespeare's As You Like It, ii, 7, 163. - Provenance
- Suckling; November 1958.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 35.8 x 25.8 cm, on sheet 42 x 28 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 790.12.01.08
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1790
Aquatints England London 1790 - Material
- aquatint ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Wales.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Clergy
Poverty - Subjects
-
Clergy > Wales
Poverty
England > 1790
England > London > 1790
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7756167
- Object ID (OID)
- 10732487