A buck [graphic].

Description

Title: A buck [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 young man stands with both hands in his breeches pockets, a bludgeon under his right arm. He walks (left to right) with a shambling gait; his eyes are closed, his hair short and lank. He wears a round high-crowned hat; his dress is fashionable but dishevelled."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched within image.
Original design attributed to Woodward. See British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Four lines of quotations from Proverbs below title: Wine is a mocker ...
Temporary local subject terms: Young men -- Drunkenness -- Slang: buck -- Bible: quotation from Proverbs, 20.1 and 10.23.
Provenance: Suckling ; June 1956.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 35 x 23 cm
Language: English

Access: Public
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