"A young man standing turned slightly to left and with his arms held awkwardly out, wearing a tight white costume including a shirt with short sleeves, a collar worn high enough to cover the ears, a high and wide stock and a frill descending down the chest, also carrying an enormous tricorne hat in his right hand; the text beneath gives a naturalist's description of the 'new discovered animal': 'These trifling insignificant beings generally make their appearance at the theatres about half-price, their aproach is usually made known by a continued opening and shutting of the box doors and an interruption of the performance... It has long been known to the curious, that the cocked hats have been borrowed for the evening... but the high collars, monstrous craws, and clean linen, has, till lately, eluded the vigilance of the box-lobby dissectors; it has, however, recently been proved, that the shirt consist simply of a bib without sleeves, very airy and convenient for an evening's exhibition.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
New discovered animal
Description:
Title from letterpress text printed on same sheet., One paragraph of letterpress printed below title: These trifling insignificant beings generally make their appearance at the theatres about half-price; ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: R & E 1801.
Publisher:
Pub'd. March 1st, 1802, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand and Printed by E. Spragg, No. 27, Bow-Street, Covent-Garden
"A fat elderly John Bull kneels in profile to the left, clasping his hands above the seat of a chair on which lies a long tobacco pipe. On the floor is a frothing tankard inscribed 'Golden Lion'. On shelves (right) are small spirit-casks, punch-bowls, &c. He prays to 'Jolly Silenus', asking for success to his 'old Brown Stout', brewed with the help of tobacco and treacle; for success with a certain rich widow, and for 'plenty of smuggled spirits and protection from the Excise-man'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title printed in letterpress below image., Eighteen lines of letterpress text below title: Jolly Silenus, father of all-inspiring Bacchus ..., Printer's line below lines of text: Spragg, printer, 27, Bow-Street, Convent-Garden., and Watermark: R & E 1801.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 20, 1801, by R. Ackermann, N. 101 Strand
