Washing day [graphic]Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[1 October 1799]eng"A man in hat, long coat, and boots (and wearing spectacles), grasps his friend's hand with a smile. The host, ugly and angry, says: "Ah! my old Friend I wish you had called at some more convenient time but this is washing day - I have nothing to give you but cold Fish, cold tripe & cold potatoes - you may smell soap suds a mile! Ah Jack - Jack you dont know these Comforts! you are a Bachelor!" Behind (left), two women stand at a wash-tub"--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Series title and number etched above image.Earlier state with date in imprint. Cf. No. 9626 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7.Earlier state of the print described in: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 16.1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 21.7 x 19.4 cm, on sheet 23.5 x 21.9 cm.Mounted on leaf 7 of volume 7 of 14 volumes.