Mr. Foote in the character of Instructor Puzzle [graphic]Bickham, George, 1706?-1771, printmaker1747, according to act of Parliamt.engPortrait of Samuel Foote performing in his comedy Diversions of the morning; whole length, turned to the left with arms spread out and exclaiming "Oh! Ah! Bitch, what is all this?"; his hat and stick on the ground to the leftTitle etched above image.Original drawing by Francis Hayman is held by the British Museum; see Catalogue of drawings by British artists and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain ..., v. 2, page 278, no. 2.Printmaker inferred from listed street address; George Bickham the Younger worked out of May's Buildings, Covent Garden at this time.Text below image: Harkee Tedy! Can't you make use of some mechanical means to keep [your] fire alive? Such as whispering to your self. Oh! Ah! Bitch &c.Watermark: horn on crowned shield, with initials LVG below.