Buy a broom?!! [graphic]

Description

Title: Buy a broom?!! [graphic]
Creator: Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, G., active approximately 1820, publisher.
Published / Created: [13 May 1825]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. May 13th, 1825, by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's St. St. [sic]
Abstract: "Brougham stands in profile to the left, selling brooms; he holds up one, two are under his left arm. He wears a barrister's wig and bands, with a small conical cap tied under the chin, a tight-fitting bodice, and a full petticoat to the knee, showing flat feet and large and ill-formed legs in black stockings. The dress is that of the German and Flemish girls who sold brooms in the London streets ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Attributed to George Cruikshank in the British Museum catalogue.
On verso in brown ink is the collector's stamp of Nick Knowles: A pair of crossed skis.
Watermark: J. Whatman 1825.
Provenance: Gift of Nicholas J.S. Knowles; November 2023.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 29.8 x 23 cm, on sheet 31.4 x 23 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English