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[Robert Peel] Dusty Bob_the Parish Dustman. Parish Characters by Paul Pry Esq.r Pl. 3.d.
[Monogram of Paul Pry, pseudonym of William Heath] Esqr.
Pub June 1st 1829 by S Gans 15 Southampton St Strand (Sole Publisher of P Prys Caricatures=(None are original without S Gans' name
Hand-coloured etching. 362 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"), with wide margins. Stain bottom right.
Peel as a rat-catcher and 'Cad' to the Ministry ('Dusty Bob' was a favourite character in the stage version of 'Life in London'). Contemporary copy of the print by William Heath (Paul Pry) lacking 'Pl-3rd' inscription and published by Gans rather than McLean.
BM Satires: 15801 (copy)
[Ref: 30485] £260.00
Pub June 1st 1829 by S Gans 15 Southampton St Strand (Sole Publisher of P Prys Caricatures=(None are original without S Gans' name
Hand-coloured etching. 362 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"), with wide margins. Stain bottom right.
Peel as a rat-catcher and 'Cad' to the Ministry ('Dusty Bob' was a favourite character in the stage version of 'Life in London'). Contemporary copy of the print by William Heath (Paul Pry) lacking 'Pl-3rd' inscription and published by Gans rather than McLean.
BM Satires: 15801 (copy)
[Ref: 30485] £260.00