Title from British Museum catalogue., Original etched by W.H. Toms., Publication date from an unverified card catalog record, based on an advertisement of the series in Robert Sayer's catalog for 1766. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1858. Publication date of the original in Stephens: ca. 1730., Plate numbered '5' in lower left corner, possibly one of a series of reissues of Egbert van Heemskerck, the Younger's satires, published in the 1760s., Eight lines of verse in two columns below image: A barbers shop a medley shews, Of monsters, wigs, drawn-teeth and news, While one is shav'd another bleeds, a third the Grub Street Jornal reads ..., Slightly reduced copy in reverse, without attribution, and with different verses. Cf. No. 1859 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2., and Temporary local subject terms: Containers: tubs -- Barber's implements: dish and scissors -- Amputees -- Newspapers: Grub Street Journal -- Medical procedures: blood-letting.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Barbers, Barbershops, Boars, Cats, Dead animals, Dental equipment & supplies, Dentistry, Donkeys, Elephants, Fish, Hunting trophies, Interiors, Medical procedures & techniques, Monkeys, Peg legs, Signs (Notices), and Teeth
Title and date supplied by curator., Place of publication supplied by curator., In image top: Lib:3. C.68., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Cupping, Phlebotomy, Barbers, Barbershops, Sick persons, and Medical tools & supplies
Title supplied by curator., Date derived from printmaker's date of death., Place of publication derived from printmaker's places of residence., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Barber shops, interior; Plasters; Barber surgeons & surgery; Chiropody.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Barbershops, Podiatry, Medical offices, Monkeys, Barbering, Barbers, Cats, Medical tools & equipment, Owls, and Arm slings
Toms, W. H. (William Henry), approximately 1700-1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
[circa 1730-1745]
Call Number:
Print10157
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date and place of publication from British Museum website., Description from British Museum: A satire [of] political ignorance set in a country barber-surgeon's shop in which the people have been given the heads of animals. At centre left, an old woman with the head of a cat, is being bled by a man with the head of an elephant whose hand is on her left breast, a monkey-headed boy holds a basin to catch the blood spurting from her arm. Behind them a man, with a boar's head wearing a work-apron reads from the Grub Street Journal to a man with the head of an ass and a bell round his neck. In the centre a cat-man sitting on a barrel holding a shaving dish has his whiskers trimmed by a barber with an ape's head on top of which is a flamboyant hat with long feathers. An ape-man behind waits his turn, and a man with two wooden legs and a crutch leaves through an open door. Overhead on the left is a projecting sign from which hangs a board showing an owl beneath which is written "Shave & Bleed for A Peny". Stuffed creatures hang from the ceiling: a grotesque fish, an eel with gaping moth, and an ape. The wall at the rear has been chalked with tallies and three wigs hang from it. A table in the foreground on the right has pulled teeth and various barbers' instruments on it. A hat with a large feather lies on the ground., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Barber surgery & surgeons; Barber shops, interior.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Great Britain, Politics and government, Phlebotomy, Barbers, Barbershops, Peg legs, Shaving, Wigs, Donkeys, Swine, Monkeys, Cats, Surgical instruments, Crutches, and Elephants
Title and date supplied by curator., Verse below image., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Great Britain, Politics and government, Phlebotomy, Barbers, Barbershops, Peg legs, Shaving, Wigs, Donkeys, Swine, Monkeys, Cats, Elephants, Teeth, and Newspapers
