A gentleman, shown threee-quarters length, stands in a disconsolate manner looking left and pressing a walking stick to his chin; he stands before a table on which are a plate of radishes, a piece of bread, and a beer pot on which is engraved the owner's address "Mills Fleet Markt". The suggestion is that the man is in the Fleet Prison for debt. "The Middlesex Journal", a newspaper which supported the popular side at this period, is on the table; on the wall are a portrait of John Wilkes and "The Middlesex Petition".
Alternative Title:
Out of place and unpensioned
Description:
Title etched below image. and Watermark in center of sheet: Fleur-de-lys, bend, with initials "GR".
Publisher:
Published as the act directs, Novr. 9th, 1769, by Jno. Smith, No. 35 in Cheapside & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797,
Subject (Topic):
Debt, Drinking vessels, Pipes (Smoking), Prisons, Staffs (Sticks), and Wigs
"A lady stands in profile to the right wearing an enormous false bosom covered with gauze, which is balanced by the projection of her petticoats at the back. The wide brim of her hat droops on to these excrescences. This inflated silhouette is supported on narrow low-cut slippers with high heels. Beneath the signature In the double-lined border, lower right corner, is engraved 'Fidei coticula Tactus'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., RR are the initials of R. Rushworth., and Watermark in center of sheet: G.R.
Publisher:
Publish'd February 1st, 1786 by [S.]W. Fores at the Caracature Warehouse No. 3 Piccadilly
