John Appleby a whimsical old ballad, sung by Mr. Fawcett. [graphic]

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Title: John Appleby a whimsical old ballad, sung by Mr. Fawcett. [graphic]
Contributor: Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
Published / Created: [20 November 1805]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published Novr. 20, 1805, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Abstract: "Two men and two women, all tipsy, drink and dance in an ale-house, while beer gushes from a barrel whose spigot has been removed. Through a casement window a woman is seen running off with a joint of mutton on a dish. This John and his drunken wife Joan have thrown from the window."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Plate numbered '412' in the lower left corner.
From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls.
Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Drolls series were executed by either Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton.
Six numbered stanzas of verse arranged in three columns below title: John Appleby was a mans name and he liv'd near the sign of the kettle, his wife was call'd Joan Quiet, because she could scold but a little ...
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. xi.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 19.8 x 24.6 cm, on sheet 23 x 28 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1805
Etchings England London 1805
Engravings England London 1805
Songs
Material: etching and engraving with stipple ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Barrels
Beer
Intoxication
Subjects: Barrels
Beer
Intoxication
England > 1805
England > London > 1805

Access: Public
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