A gentleman of moderate income making himself decent to dine out. [graphic][28 November 1796]engIn his meager attic lodgings, a man dresses as his land lady looks on. On the wall is a poster with a portrait of Thomas Paine and a partially torn sign with the words "Buggs distroy'd", the art amplifying the subjectTitle engraved below image.From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls.Plate numbered '174' in lower left corner.Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.