A whet on the road, or, English and French postillions [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A whet on the road, or, English and French postillions [graphic].
- Alternative Title
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A wet on the road
English and French postillions - Contributor
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Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher. - Published / Created
- published as the act directs, 2 Jany. 1792.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for & sold by Carrington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
- Abstract
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"Three men stand in the doorway of the coach-house of a posting inn, through which is seen the courtyard with a post-chaise. The elderly French postilion (left) drinks from a large tankard, holding bones and meat in his left hand. He is caricatured; he wears a cocked hat with tricolour cockade, laced waistcoat, and large boots. His hair is in a long queue. The young English postilion, wearing neat riding-dress with well-fitting boots, and fashionable double-breasted waistcoat, points at him, turning with a smile to a stable-hand (right) who leans grinning against the door-post. Both postilions have short whips with thick plaited lashes, but the lash of the Frenchman is much the longer. On the wall is a bill headed 'Dover \ Post Coach'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from caption below image.
Tentatively attributed to Dighton. See British Museum catalogue.
Numbered "615" in lower left corner.
No. 46 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 : plate mark 35.1 x 24.9 cm, on sheet 38.6 x 27.5 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 C697 770
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1792
Mezzotints England London 1792 - Material
- mezzotint ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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French
Eating & drinking
Carriages & coaches
Coach drivers
Ethnic stereotypes
Hairstyles
Posting signs & notices
Stables
Whips - Subjects
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French > Caricatures and cartoons
Eating & drinking
Carriages & coaches
Coach drivers
Ethnic stereotypes
Hairstyles
Posting signs & notices
Stables
Whips
England > 1792
England > London > 1792
Access And Usage Rights
- 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.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11663692
- Object ID (OID)
- 16192356