"The interior of a fruiterer's shop. Behind a counter sits a man (left) with long goat's horns and a goat's beard. He holds up his hand with an expression of dismay at a man who shows him a bust portrait of himself with horns and beard. The man, who wears a cockaded hat, is laughing. His arm is held by a man who stands behind him smiling and pointing a cane at the horned man, or 'Minogoat'. The latter's hand rests upon the counter on a sheaf of newspapers: 'Gazeter', 'London Spy', 'Morning Her[ald]', 'London Chronicle', 'London Gaz[ette]', A dwarfish newsboy stands in front of the counter blowing his horn, and offering him the 'Morning Post'. The boy is very bandy-legged; his cap is decorated with a leek, suggesting that it is St. David's day. On the ground (right) is a basket containing pottles of fruit which a goat is befouling. In what appears to be an inner room or recess (right) a table is laid with dishes of fruit, glasses, and an urn; four people are seated at it: a man and woman laughing and talking together in an absorbed way; a man who points out this couple to a companion. Wilkes (unmistakable from his squint) stands behind holding out his hat. Fruit hangs in the panes of the shop window which is immediately behind the Minogoat, who appears to be a Welsh shop-keeper. On the upper and lower margins of the print ten lines of verse are engraved".--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title and publication date from British Museum catalogue., Imperfect; trimmed to design line with loss of verse and title., Attributed to Austin in the British Museum catalogue., and Dated in ms. on verso 1756.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Subject (Topic):
Cuckolds, Fruit, Newspapers, Goats, and Stores & shops
"A stout man, seated (right) with stag's horns growing from his forehead, turns away from a lawyer in wig and gown who approaches him from the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Value of a P...y-C........r's matrimonial honor and Value of a Privy-Councillor's matrimonial honor
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Publ. as the act dir. by H. Humphrey New Bond St. No. 18
Caption title above first two columns., Date of publication from ESTC., Verse - "All you that delight in a frolicksome song.", In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the third and fourth columns each contain a woodcut; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 54. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Publisher:
Printed and sold at the printing office in Stonecutter-street, Fleet Market
Subject (Name):
Hervey, John Hervey, Baron, 1696-1743.
Subject (Topic):
Sailors, Adultery, Cuckolds, Ballads, English, Husband and wife, and Women
