print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1861,0518.1046
- Title
- Object: Knavish Pat - A Tale
- Description
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An Irishman sits beside a table, smoking, while a comely maidservant shows him two dishes of meat. His bundle is tied to a stick; a dog sits beside him. On the wall is a (framed) 'Game of the Goose': three concentric ovals divided into small sections with a goose in the middle. Below the title:
'An Irish-man came late unto an Inn,
And ask'd the Maid what Meat there was within.
"Cow-heels," she answer'd, "and a Breast of Mutton.
"Then", quoth the Irish-man, "as I'm no glutton,
Either of these will serve; to night the Breast,
The Heels i' the morning - then light Meat is best.
At Night he took the Breast, and did not pay,
I' the Morning took the Heels, and ran away.' 7 May 1804
Etching with stippling
- Production date
- 1804
- Dimensions
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Height: 197 millimetres
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Width: 250 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1861
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1861,0518.1046