In the upper image, two dwarf hunchbacks face each other in argument as the one on the left, while gesticulating with his left arm, holds in his right hand, hidden behind his back, a knife or a stick. His agitated opponent is pulling a sword from its sheath. In the lower image, a dwarf hunchback approaches from the left with a plate of food in his outstretched right arm. He presents it to an androgynous-looking figure standing behind a table and pointing to its surface. The latter raises a goblet above his head in a toast
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the first plate in the series., Imprint from title page of the series., Two images etched on one plate one below another., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
In the upper image, two dwarf hunchbacks face each other in argument as the one on the left, while gesticulating with his left arm, holds in his right hand, hidden behind his back, a knife or a stick. His agitated opponent is pulling a sword from its sheath. In the lower image, a dwarf hunchback approaches from the left with a plate of food in his outstretched right arm. He presents it to an androgynous-looking figure standing behind a table and pointing to its surface. The latter raises a goblet above his head in a toast
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the first plate in the series., Imprint from title page of the series., Two images etched on one plate one below another., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
In the upper image, a dwarf hunchback with a walking stick carries on his shoulders another dwarf hunchback who holds a book in his right hand. In the background are ruins of a castle. In the lower image, a bearded dwarf hunchback wearing eyeglasses and a pointed hat trimmed with fur capers merrily while playing a tambourine. His companion on the left dances to its rhythm
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based first plate in the series., Imprint from first plate of the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street
In the upper image, a dwarf hunchback with a walking stick carries on his shoulders another dwarf hunchback who holds a book in his right hand. In the background are ruins of a castle. In the lower image, a bearded dwarf hunchback wearing eyeglasses and a pointed hat trimmed with fur capers merrily while playing a tambourine. His companion on the left dances to its rhythm
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based first plate in the series., Imprint from first plate of the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street
Both images show two dwarf hunchbacks in an open landscape. In the upper image, the hunchback on the right sits on a mound, playing a trumpet while his companion on the left, with a beard and a pointed hat, dances to the music. In the lower image, the two figures engage in a conversation
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger from the first plate in the series., Imprint from the first plate in the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street
Both images show two dwarf hunchbacks in an open landscape. In the upper image, the hunchback on the right sits on a mound, playing a trumpet while his companion on the left, with a beard and a pointed hat, dances to the music. In the lower image, the two figures engage in a conversation
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger from the first plate in the series., Imprint from the first plate in the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street
In the upper image, two dwarf hunchbacks, a woman, and a man, walk from left to right, pointing towards the right with their left hands. In the lower image, two dwarf hunchbacks, dressed in a costume resembling that of the 16th century, count coins spread on a block between them. The hunchback on the left leans over the the block and appears to be ready to scoop the coins while his companion on the right is pointing to one of the heaps with his right hand, his left arm raised. He has a dagger attached to his belt
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the first plate in the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street
In the upper image, two dwarf hunchbacks, a woman, and a man, walk from left to right, pointing towards the right with their left hands. In the lower image, two dwarf hunchbacks, dressed in a costume resembling that of the 16th century, count coins spread on a block between them. The hunchback on the left leans over the the block and appears to be ready to scoop the coins while his companion on the right is pointing to one of the heaps with his right hand, his left arm raised. He has a dagger attached to his belt
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the first plate in the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street
Each image shows two dwarf hunchbacks dressed in 16th century attire. In the upper image, they sit on the opposite sides of a block, playing cards. The figure on the right, sitting with his legs crossed, is about to show a card, as his companion has already shown his card. In the lower image, the figures roll the dice on a small stone plinth, in the foreground two small pails probably used as dice-boxes
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the first plate in the series., Imprint from first plate in the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street