"A paunchy carbuncled fellow, wearing old-fashioned court-dress, with ribbon, star, sword, and bag-wig, peacocks with hands on hips before an amused group in a narrow 'Whitechaple' street. They are outside the new peer's shop, from which projects a po...
Alternative Title:
Breeches maker become a lord
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by T. Rowlandson, No. 1 James Str., Adelphi
Subject (Topic):
Butchers, Couples, Dogs, Social classes, Social mobility, Snobbishness, and Tailors
An obese man in elegant dress struts down Fleet Street as his fellow tailors roar with laughter at his pompous attire. In the background, a woman (his wie?) put signs on the sides of the shops advertising breeches and other haberdashery. A dog barks ...
Alternative Title:
Taylor turned lord and Tailor turned lord
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Butchers, Couples, Dogs, Social classes, Social mobility, Snobbishness, and Tailors
