Accession number
PML 146731, leaf 72
Creator
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?
Published
London : Publish'd Jany. 1st, 1803 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 FLeet Street, [1803]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Plate numbered "284" in lower left corner.
Number 284 in the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls.
Three lines of caption below title: (A polite bow from both parties) Lord. "Sir your face is quite familiar to me, I must have seen you somewhere before, will you do me the honor to tell me your name."
Library's copy mounted on leaf 72 of a bound volume containing various works by George, Isaac, and Robert Cruikshank; including published suites of prints, individually published plates and caricatures, and miscellaneous illustration and reproductions removed from published works.
Number 284 in the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls.
Three lines of caption below title: (A polite bow from both parties) Lord. "Sir your face is quite familiar to me, I must have seen you somewhere before, will you do me the honor to tell me your name."
Library's copy mounted on leaf 72 of a bound volume containing various works by George, Isaac, and Robert Cruikshank; including published suites of prints, individually published plates and caricatures, and miscellaneous illustration and reproductions removed from published works.
Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark: 198 x 246 mm; sheet: 226 x 278 cm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows two couples, arm-in-arm, meeting face to face on a grassy promenade beside the sea. Both men doff their hats, all are well dressed, the "Lord" at left in top-boots, his lady without a hat, and holding up a parasol, and the "Taylor" in long pantaloons, his plump lady wearing a feathered hat and holding a fan. In the background at left, a bathing machine returns through the sea, the horse deep in the water. Below: '(A Polite Bow from both Parties) Lord " Sir your face is quite familiar to me, I must have seen you somewhere before, will you do me the honor to tell me your name." Taylor, "Yes my Lord, I have had the honor - I - I - I made your Breeches." - "Oh! Oh! Major Bridges, I am very happy to see Major Bridges."
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