The Sweating Sickness; or, The Imaginary Malady.(A Bona Fide Fact.)
John Rider, Printer, Little Britain.
Published 2d Dec.r 1799 by Laurie & Whittle, N° 53, Fleet Street, London.
Coloured etching with engraving, letterpress verse, 18th century watermark. Sheet 470 x 300mm (18½ x 11¾"). Edges toned and chipped.
A trick played on a member of a dining club: by concealing butter in the rim of his hat, the other members persuade Tom Ruby that he has sweating sickness and should retire to bed, missing the feast.
BM Satires 9504; Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads Bod7009.
[Ref: 54583] £160.00
Published 2d Dec.r 1799 by Laurie & Whittle, N° 53, Fleet Street, London.
Coloured etching with engraving, letterpress verse, 18th century watermark. Sheet 470 x 300mm (18½ x 11¾"). Edges toned and chipped.
A trick played on a member of a dining club: by concealing butter in the rim of his hat, the other members persuade Tom Ruby that he has sweating sickness and should retire to bed, missing the feast.
BM Satires 9504; Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads Bod7009.
[Ref: 54583] £160.00