S.t James's Day.
[Published as the Act directs, August 5, 1793, by T. Prattent 46 Cloth Fair West Smithfield, London.]
Etching. Sheet 195 x 250mm (7¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate, losing publisher's inscription.
A street scene with a man and woman at a stall opening oysters. A barber kneels upon his wig-box to eat oysters, while a small boy picks his pocket of a comb. A blackened sweep looks at a single oyster in his hand. St. James's day is 25th July; one of his emblems is a shell.
BM Satires 8402
[Ref: 52038] £160.00
Etching. Sheet 195 x 250mm (7¾ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate, losing publisher's inscription.
A street scene with a man and woman at a stall opening oysters. A barber kneels upon his wig-box to eat oysters, while a small boy picks his pocket of a comb. A blackened sweep looks at a single oyster in his hand. St. James's day is 25th July; one of his emblems is a shell.
BM Satires 8402
[Ref: 52038] £160.00