Devey, T., of Walworth, active 1814, printmaker, artist, publisher
Published / Created:
[June 1814]
Call Number:
Portraits B658 no. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Bust portrait of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819), Prussian Field Marshal, celebrated for his vital contribution in defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and at Waterloo in 1815
Presumably a parody of David Tenier the Younger's print "A Flemish Club". In this version, also a tavern setting, four monkeys dressed in shirts and vests and two wearing plumed hats, sit around a bowl, one looking back at a companion who holds up a g...
Alternative Title:
Smoking club
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Eating & drinking, Monkeys, Smoking, and Pipes (Smoking)
A young boy wearing a large bicorne hat, leans against a settee, his arms crossed over his chest. On the table beside his is a sword and on the floor to the right, a toy horse
