He would if he could!! [graphic]

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Title: He would if he could!! [graphic]
Creator: Hanlon, William, active 1795, printmaker
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [4 July 1795]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. July 4th 1795, by S.W. Fores, corner Sackville St., Piccadilly
Abstract: "A small thin man, his hands in his waistcoat pockets, stands full-face between two robust courtesans. One (left), dressed in the fashion of the day with high-waisted dress, and tall feathers in her hair, a large fan hanging from her wrist, seizes his right arm. The other, a burly woman (right) wearing a hat and pelisse, puts her hand on his right shoulder; in her left hand is a birch-rod."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from item.
Temporary local subject terms: Female dress: courtesan's dress -- Hats -- Fans -- Rods: birch rod -- Headdresses -- Watches.
Watermark: Strasburg bend.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. vi.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 25.4 x 35.7 cm, on sheet 28 x 40 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1795
Etchings England London 1795
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Prostitutes
Subjects: England > 1795
Prostitutes
England > London > 1795

Access: Public
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