Now that I have illustrated my three pints, I shall proceed to draw some more ale!! [graphic]

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Title: Now that I have illustrated my three pints, I shall proceed to draw some more ale!! [graphic]
Creator: Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, G. 1773?-1831?, publisher.
Published / Created: [12 May 1823]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Pub. May 12, 1823, by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's St. & 74 New Bond St.
Abstract: "A fat bottle-nosed parson preaches from the upper story of a three-decker pulpit. Below him a lean curate sleeps, spectacles on forehead. A lank-haired rubicund clerk listens alertly. At the base of the design are the heads of a congregation, asleep, except for a flirting couple."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Letter "J." or "I." beneath lower left corner of image may be the artist's signature.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Watermark: 1822.
Provenance: Grosvenor Prints; November 2020.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 13.2 x 17 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English