An ox with the head of a man steps over a turnstile to go down a tree-lined path. Colour etching, ca. 1820-40.
- Date:
- [1820?-40]
- Reference:
- 589949i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Satire on unidentified political figures? The ox named 'Lennox' follows the footsteps of a 'Patten? The signpost points 'to Hampstead', 'Hornsey', 'garden' and to the 'leftfield'
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1820?-40]
Physical description
1 print : etching with colour ; image 18.7 x 16.7 cm
Lettering
A stylish Leanox tracing the impression of a stray Patten towards a noted wood, the supposed covering of a favorite nightingale
The words Lenox has the letter 'a' inserted to suggest the ox is 'lean', the word patten has been replaced by 'pat-on' which has been crossed out; numerous words are underlined for emphasis
Reference
Wellcome Collection 589949i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores