A man stands facing the viewer, a pipe in his left hand and a paper labelled "London Gazette" sticking out of the pocket of his coat. He gleefully points with his left hand to two bottles set on a drop-leaf table beside him. The room is decorated with a marble pilaster with Ionic capital
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication date from Isaac., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on left edge., A copy in reverse after a print by John Collet published 9 November 1769 by Robert Sayer and John Smith. Cf. No. 4337 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Plate numbered "40" in upper right corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Alcoholic beverages, Pipes (Smoking), and Staffs (Sticks)
