In place En emploi. [graphic] =

Description

Title: In place En emploi. [graphic] =
Alternative Title: En emploi
Contributor: Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher.
Published / Created: published as the act directs, 2 Sepr. 1784.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Abstract: "A lawyer on the left and a stout government minister on the right, seated at a table and clinking glasses with the Devil who is assisting them; the room is littered with money bags labelled 'Perquisites in Office' etc. and bills labelled 'Contrivance to raise New Taxes' etc.; the mace lying in the left foreground and a picture on the wall of the five loaves and two fish."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from text below image, in English and French.
After Robert Dighton; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0522.1.194.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Companion print numbered "540": Out of Place. Hors d'emploi.
Numbered "539" in lower left corner.
No. 28 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries.
Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering.
Provenance: From the H.J. Peters sale, Sotheby's, lot 230; December 1960;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 35.2 x 25.1 cm
Language: English
French

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Mezzotints England London 1784
Material: mezzotint ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Bribery
Corruption
Devil
Government officials
Lawyers
Money
Offices
Toasting
Subjects: Bribery
Corruption
Devil
Government officials
Lawyers
Money
Offices
Toasting
England > 1784
England > London > 1784

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.