A young man in a frock coat stands talking to a woman who is pointing towards a canopied bed. Aquatint by George Hunt after M. Egerton.

  • Egerton, M., active 1824-1827.
Date:
1827
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28497i
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London (26 Haymarket) : Thos. McLean, 1827.

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1 print : aquatint, with etching ; image 14.1 x 16 cm

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Tort and retort or more shots than one. A-a y'r place'll not do for me-Mum- The bed's not long enough! Why it's nearly six feet and you're not above 4 foot 5 without your boots! May be but sometimes I lay as long again as I do at others. Drawn by M.E. Engd by Geo Hunt.

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Wellcome Collection 28497i

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