Lucky thought this of mine to lay down in the ditch can hit 'em beautiful now [graphic].

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Title: Lucky thought this of mine to lay down in the ditch can hit 'em beautiful now [graphic].
Contributor: Tregear, G. S. active 19th century, publisher.
Published / Created: [not after 1833]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published by G. Tregear, 123 Cheapside, London
Abstract: A man lies on his back in a ditch, his shoulders propped up against one wall of the ditch and his feet resting on the wall opposite; his hat sits on the ground beside his head. He takes aim with his shotgun at a small bird on the branch above him
Description: Title from text below image.
Date of publication based on publisher's street address. G.S. Tregear was located at 123 Cheapside from 1828 to 1833, moving to 96 Cheapside in 1834; see British Museum online catalogue.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of series title and numbering from top edge. Missing text supplied from description of a more perfect impression in the post entitled "Guest Post: Tregear’s Rum Jokes" on The Printshop Window website (theprintshopwindow.wordpress.com; accessed 3 December 2024).
Mounted to 24 x 19 cm on brown wove paper, presumably a leaf from an album. Mounted on verso are five small steel engravings showing topographical scenes, with four small clippings of six or seven lines of text pasted between them.
Provenance: Brian Maidment; July 2024.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 19.6 x 15.8 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1833
Lithographs England London 1833
Material: lithograph ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Game bird hunting
Ditches
Rifles
Hats
Birds
Subjects: Game bird hunting
Ditches
Rifles
Hats
Birds
England > 1833
England > London > 1833
Maidment, Brian > Donor