An Italian man with an extremely long bushy beard requesting a barber to confirm his advertised rate of a shave for one penny; the barber is forced to agree. Etching by G. Cruikshank.
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
- Date:
- 1800-1899
- Reference:
- 30269i
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1800-1899
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1 print : etching ; image 7.3 x 11.8 cm
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A good penny-worth. ; George Cruikshank
Dialogue within the image reads: customer "You shave à for a Penny?." barber "Ye_e_e_e_e_e_e_e_e_es Sir_" Customer "very well den _ you shave_a me!"
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Wellcome Collection 30269i
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