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A bore / C.L.S.

Charles Loraine Smith
1751-1835

A bore / C.L.S.

Published

[London] : Publish'd April 6th 1782 by Chs. Bretherton, [1782]

etching
plate mark: 203 x 265 mm; sheet: 203 x 265 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2655
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Three men seated at the table, the one in the center with a fierce, 'boar-like' face. With his right hand he points to a paper "Ext--y Gazette" which lies on the table, while with his left hand he literally button-holes the man on his left. The man on his right slouches in his chair as he dozes with his mouth open and his hand in his vest pocket.

Associated names
Bretherton, Charles, -1783, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints