V. 3. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Three burlesqued and bare-legged peasants run (left to right) splashing through a bog. The leader is a man carrying on his pitchfork his (patched) breeches and a pair of 'Brouges' or clumsy shoes. He holds a large jug of 'Butter Milk' and under his arm is a bludgeon inscribed 'Sprig of Shillelah'. A woman follows, holding the end of his shirt, with a basket of 'Potatoes' [some falling out] on her head. Her petticoat is kilted up, and the third, a woman, clutches at the end of her shift, to extricate herself from the bog. All three smoke short pipes. The man wears a small wig on unkempt hair which projects through his hat. In the middle distance (left) a woman has fallen, spilling the contents of a large basket of 'Turf', strapped to her back. In the background (right) huntsmen are galloping from rising ground (right) into the bog, in which dogs and horses are partly submerged; geese fly up. On the left is a thatched cabin, and there is a mountainous skyline. In the foreground is a strip of water with three huge frogs."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Imprint statement separated into two halves, one on each side of title., Plate numbered "163" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 3., Also issued separately., "Price one shilling coloured.", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Irish peasants -- Irish bogs -- Pitchfork -- Male Costume: breeches, brogues -- Food: buttermilk -- Bludgeons -- Potatoes -- Pipes -- Baskets -- Small wigs -- Huntsmen -- Geese -- Frogs.
