Seven British men carousing around a table. Etching, 1807.
- Date:
- Dec. 1 1807
- Reference:
- 2491037i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Three men drink a toast, one asks for the bottle of port, one pours his drink down his shirt-front, one has fallen asleep and one has fallen off his chair
Publication/Creation
London (53 Fleet Street) : Laurie & Whittle, Dec. 1 1807.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving and letterpress ; etching platemark 17.9 x 25.8 cm
Lettering
The advantages of toping, written and sung, with unbounded applause, by Charles Dibdin, senior, esq.
The words of the song are printed in four columns, starting "Some say topers should never get mellow" and ending "To shun pleasure that courts you, &c. &c."
Bears number: "177" in top left
References note
Not found in: British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2491037i
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores