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
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: 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. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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