A man with gout seated at a table drinking with a parson and a woman. Coloured etching.
- Date:
- 5 April 1810
- Reference:
- 10639i
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Description
The three characters are drinking from a bottle labelled "Sham-pain". The parson, whose wig is slightly amiss, has a sheaf of paper hanging from his coat entitled "Sermons on Temperance & Sobriety". A pipe and snuff box are on the table next to the alcohol.
Publication/Creation
[London] (5 Stangate Lambeth) : W. Heath, 5 April 1810.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 25 x 35 cm
Lettering
Palatable. Physic. ...
The dialogue of the parson, the woman and the gouty man respectively is captioned as follows: "This good appetite gives" "Cures the vapours also" "Will it cure the cursed pain I have got in my toe"
References note
Not found in: British Museum Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1870-1954
Reference
Wellcome Collection 10639i
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