Tristam Shandy's father crossing the street with his ace-of-clubs nose [graphic].

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Title: Tristam Shandy's father crossing the street with his ace-of-clubs nose [graphic].
Contributor: Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
Published / Created: [14 February 1804]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd Feby. 14, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Description: Title from item.
From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls.
Two lines of caption below design: "Bless your eye-sight; remember the sweeper, pray do: -Bless your honour's eye-sight." -"Why do you bless my sight? My eyes are very good." -"Yes sir, your eyes are good, but if they should fail, you have no nose to hang your spectacles on."
Plate numbered '337' in the lower left corner.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, Vol. XI.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 20 x 24.9 cm, on sheet 24 x 30 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1804
Etchings England London 1804
Engravings England London 1804
Material: etching and engraving with stipple ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subjects: England > 1804
England > London > 1804

Access: Public
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