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- Creator:
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [29 May 1798]
- Call Number:
- Print00054
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Four images on one plate. Each represents a different trade or profession that is advertised in highly accented English by its representative, beginnig on top left with a schoolmaster, entitled, Iddicatshun: I Luke Lojick larns younge gintlemen to rade, rite and spale ackhording to the moste haproved greymares ... To the right is an image of a grave-digger, entitled, Hackhommydashun: Plese to tak notise I Paule Dismall, saxton and grieve-dagger, hundertaks to birry people ... Below on the left is an image of an aged quack, entitled, Fleabottomi: I the reale Doctor Bolus from Kork, aving studid fleabottomi, undertaks to opan vanes with hease and safty ... In the fourth image, entitled, Consort and bawl, an actor and singer advertises a benefit performance: For the binnifitt of Mister Milody, at the Toune All, will be given a consort and bawl, among hother hairs, duhets, trihos and koruses ...
- Alternative Title:
- Candidates for public favour
- Description:
- Title from item., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Grammar -- Orthography -- Schoolmaster -- Sextons -- Quacks -- Singers -- Quills -- Graves -- Tombstones -- Spades -- Scalpels., and Imperfect copy. Sheet trimmed to 22.2 x 30.6 cm, with loss of top half of print.
- Publisher:
- Pub. May 29, 1798, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Topic):
- Phlebotomy and Gravedigging
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Genuine orthography, or, Candidates for public favour [graphic]
