Three men seated at the table, the one in the center with a fierce, 'boar-like' face. With his right hand he points to a paper "Ext-----y Gazette" which lies on the table, while with his left hand he literally button-holes the man on his left. The man on his right slouches in his chair as he dozes with his mouth open and his hand in his vest pocket
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TItle from item. and On verso: Letter 'E' stamped in lower right corner.
"Satire on grand toursts: two Englishmen travelling throught the German countryside in a post-chaise, from right to left; one man threatens the postillion with a pistol and cane urging him to drive faster while the other smiles; the postillion is seated smoking a pipe on a farm horse, one of three drawing the carriage; a paper reading "Drink Gelt to pay by order of ye Queen" protrudes from his pocket, while another reading, "Maut und Drink Gelt" lies on the ground; before engraver's name scratched out."British Museum online catalogue
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Title from caption below image., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.3104., and Early state bearing artist's signature. Later state with burnished signature formerly attributed to H.W. Bunbury; see no. 4733 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4.
