Title from caption below center image., Artist from signature on other prints in the series., Six designs on one plate, five of which have individual titles., One print in a series. Variant series name on one other print: General rules for the art of tormenting., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Stocks (Punishment).
Title from caption below center image., Artist from signature on other prints in the series., Five designs on one plate, each individually titled., One print in a series. Other prints in the series published with series title: The art of tormenting., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet mutilated in upper right corner with possible loss of plate number., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published Jany. 1831 by Chas. Tilt, 86, Fleet Street
Title from caption below image., Publication date from local card catalog record., Caption continues: Has he? by goles! nobody wants him., and Temporary local subject terms: Couples -- Reading.
Title from caption below image., Publication date from local card catalog record., and Temporary local subject terms: Tea tables -- Cats -- Servants -- Couples.
Title from caption below image., Date of publication from unverified data from local card catalog record., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from caption below image., Henry Heath's signature mostly burnished from plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
On recto, two men walk to the left in a wood with guns. The man behind (right) holds his gun by the barrel pointed towards his companion's posterior; he wears colored spectacles, a top hat, and is smoking a cigar. The man in front (left) looks back towards his companion as he holds his rifle by the butt, the barrel pointed over his shoulder at his companion's face. The lines below: "I never likes to go out with a man as don't carry his gun like a sportsman." "Not I. I'm always wery particular.!" and On verso, a pencil drawing of two men (dustmen?) conversing as one points to the donkey that he holds by the reins
Alternative Title:
I never likes to go out with a man as do'nt [sic] carry his gun like a sportsman
Description:
Title written in ink at top of sheet on the recto; alternative title from dialogue written in ink below image., Attribution to Henry Heath and approximate date of production inferred from an etching (in reverse) of similar design that appears with nearly identical text in Henry Heath's series "Sporting sketches". For a description of the design for which this may be the original drawing, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1951,0411.4.29. For plate of four designs of which this is one part, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 834.00.00.30+., and With pencil sketch on verso depicting a dustman talking to a man with a donkey.
Subject (Topic):
Chimney sweeps, Donkeys, Hunting, Rifles, Smoking, and Sunglasses
On recto, two men walk to the left in a wood with guns. The man behind (right) holds his gun by the barrel pointed towards his companion's posterior; he wears colored spectacles, a top hat, and is smoking a cigar. The man in front (left) looks back towards his companion as he holds his rifle by the butt, the barrel pointed over his shoulder at his companion's face. The lines below: "I never likes to go out with a man as don't carry his gun like a sportsman." "Not I. I'm always wery particular.!" and On verso, a pencil drawing of two men (dustmen?) conversing as one points to the donkey that he holds by the reins
Alternative Title:
I never likes to go out with a man as do'nt [sic] carry his gun like a sportsman
Description:
Title written in ink at top of sheet on the recto; alternative title from dialogue written in ink below image., Attribution to Henry Heath and approximate date of production inferred from an etching (in reverse) of similar design that appears with nearly identical text in Henry Heath's series "Sporting sketches". For a description of the design for which this may be the original drawing, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1951,0411.4.29. For plate of four designs of which this is one part, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 834.00.00.30+., and With pencil sketch on verso depicting a dustman talking to a man with a donkey.
Subject (Topic):
Chimney sweeps, Donkeys, Hunting, Rifles, Smoking, and Sunglasses
Title from caption below image., Publication date from local card catalog record., and Caption continues: ... here's the pie & sandwiches I want to go to Hurn Bay.
