The Raw Meat System, or Gentlemen in training for Pedestrian Excercises.
[n.d., c.1810 .]
Coloured etching. Sheet 170 x 220mm (6¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed, folded twice for binding.
The interior of a butcher's shop, with the butcher feeding meat straight into a man's mouth, restraining another man and saying ''One at a time Gentlemen if you please''. Pedestrianism was a popular sport and attracted large wagers. This satire is suggesting that the participants are fed the same way as other sporting animals. The Library of Congress has a larger satire with the same title, drawn by G.M.Woodward, engraved and published by P. Roberts, undated. This version was probably issued in a periodical.
[Ref: 54274] £190.00
Coloured etching. Sheet 170 x 220mm (6¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed, folded twice for binding.
The interior of a butcher's shop, with the butcher feeding meat straight into a man's mouth, restraining another man and saying ''One at a time Gentlemen if you please''. Pedestrianism was a popular sport and attracted large wagers. This satire is suggesting that the participants are fed the same way as other sporting animals. The Library of Congress has a larger satire with the same title, drawn by G.M.Woodward, engraved and published by P. Roberts, undated. This version was probably issued in a periodical.
[Ref: 54274] £190.00