"Heading to an engraved song of four verses. The Devil, with hooves and bat's wings, flies through the air carrying a tailor who has a roll of cloth under his arm. Beneath them is a landscape (l. to r.): on a hill is a gibbet with a corpse; a man drowns in a river beside a water-mill; the cottage of 'Snip Taylor', with a woman at the door; on a hill in the background a row of weaving-sheds. Below the title: 'A much admir'd Song - Sung by Mr Chas Johnston, & proper to be sung at all Musical Clubs.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Miller, weaver, and little tailor
Description:
Title etched below image., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., One line of descriptive text below subtitle: Scene_"The Devil flying away with the tailor, with the broad cloth under his arm., Sixteen lines of verse above imprint: In good King Arthur's days, he was a worthy king..., Plate numbered '378' in the lower left corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Water Mill -- Devil -- Gibbet -- Song.
Publisher:
Publish'd Dec. 12, 1804, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
