"Two elderly men, grotesque and plebeian, take the place of Portius and Marcus in Addison's play. The latter is a cobbler, standing outside his stall, indicated on the right, beneath the sign, a large anchor, of the 'Hope Insurance Office' [cf. No. 11439]. The former declaims: 'The Dawn is overcast--the morning lowers / And heavily in Cloud--brings on the day--big / with the Fate of Y------ and Mrs Clarke'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below item., Printmaker identified in British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on one side., Temporary local subject terms: Addison's play -- Insurance office., and Mounted to 28 x 42 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 8th, 1809 by Thos. Tegg No. 111 Cheapside
