The Devil to pay, or, Pam be civil [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Devil to pay, or, Pam be civil [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Pam be civil
- Creator
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [September 1812]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published September 1812 by Y.Z. & sold by Clinch, Princes Street, Soho
- Abstract
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"The Knave of Clubs, 'Pam', sits in state in a ramshackle attic, one foot resting regally on a footstool. He is faint-hearted and melancholy and turns to a dapper little man (Sir Walter Stirling) at his right hand, who is supported by the Devil. He says: "I'm going to Hastings give me some Sterling No Tokens." Stirling, who holds an open book and is prompted by the Devil, says: "Let Us Pray," with a cynical smile. The Devil says: "Honestly if you Can?!!--but get Money." A hideous old woman, grotesque and ragged, offers him a glass, saying, "Try if Brandy won't save you." Behind the Devil, and on the extreme left, stands a burlesqued, knock-kneed lawyer, closing one eye in a cynical grimace; he holds a large pen and a paper headed 'The Last Will & Testement [sic] of Pam'. The room has the signs of squalor characteristic of the period: bricks showing through broken plaster, raftered roof, check bed-curtains, a broken chair, with broken jug and plate on the floor. Ragged stockings and a night-cap, &c. hang from a string across the fireplace (right), and on the mantelshelf are a candle in a bottle, a saucepan, medicine-bottle, teapot, and cup. Above it are a gallows broadside, and a print of a seated demon holding a small pair of scales."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: British politics -- Law -- Games. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 20.2 x 28.8 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
- Call Number
- Print00208
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1812
Etchings England London 1812 - Material
- etching ; and hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Stirling, Walter, 1758-1832
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828 - Subject (Topic)
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Devil
Interiors
Attics
Fireplaces
Medicines
Alcoholic beverages
Bottles
Lawyers
Wills
Law & legal affairs - Subjects
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Stirling, Walter, 1758-1832 > Caricatures and cartoons
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828 > Caricatures and cartoons
Devil
Interiors
Attics
Fireplaces
Medicines
Alcoholic beverages
Bottles
Lawyers
Wills
Law & legal affairs
England > 1812
England > London > 1812
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
- 15886220
- Object ID (OID)
- 17338226