Edward Dubois in the guise of the devil sits at a table cutting up the pages of a book with a knife and fork as flames with demons rise from the floor beneath him and a procession of butchers enters the room by a door on the left. Stipple engraving, 1808.
- Date:
- Sept 12 1808
- Reference:
- 603147i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Satire on Edward Dubois's attack on Sir John Carr's 'Stranger in Ireland' of 1805. Carr brought an action on 25 July 1808 for damages against the publishers of Dubois' attack that featured caricatures and was seen to be an attempt to ruin Carr's reputation as an author. References to plagiarism and 'mangling' of words abound in this image. Dubois sometimes wrote under the name of 'Old Nick'
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], Sept 12 1808.
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; sheet 21.8 x 31.8 cm
Lettering
Old Nick's pastime
Lettering beneath the tomb records the achievements of Cumberland
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, Vol. VIII, London 1947, no.11089
Reference
Wellcome Collection 603147i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores