print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1878,0511.707
- Title
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Object: Postman.
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Series: Characteristic sketches of the lower orders
- Description
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Street-scene; a pretty young woman standing at left, putting an envelope in a postbag held by a liveried postman standing at right, he has a bell under his arm, and holds out his right hand to take the coin she offers; behind, a wall, a young man leaning on a post at left and looking on, smiling, an old man looking out of a high window above, rather perturbed. 1823
Hand-coloured etching with stipple
- Production date
- 1820-1823
- Dimensions
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Height: 135 millimetres (approx. page size)
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Width: 85 millimetres (approx. page size)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For comment see 1878,0511.659.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Leigh's New Picture of London
- Acquisition date
- 1878
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1878,0511.707
