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John Field
Who wants a wife?
Published
London : Published by John Field, 65 Regent's Quadrant, 1829
etching
image: 296 x 255 mm; sheet: 320 x 270 mm
Peel 2125
Notes
Does not appear in George, M.D. Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum.
Trimmed within plate mark.
Printed just below image: F.D.R del't. / [image of a ship's anchor]
Trimmed within plate mark.
Printed just below image: F.D.R del't. / [image of a ship's anchor]
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Satire showing a large fashionable lady pirouetting among sacks of gold coins as she scatters coins from her purse.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Field, John, active 1829-1847, publisher.
Field, John, active 1829-1847, publisher.
Classification
Department
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