print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 1932,0226.13
Title: Object: Comfort & relief often found in relating one's complaints
Description: An elderly invalid sits in an armchair, his gouty legs swathed, a shawl over his head, a pair of bands shows that he is a parson. He turns to his visitor, an elderly lady seated next him in a similar armchair, wearing a hooded cloak over her cap, and holding a muff. Both talk emphatically, their faces and gestures rendering the subject very expressively. An elderly footman (left) hands two glasses of wine on a salver. Beside the host is a circular table with a bowl; behind the armchairs is a folding screen. Two windows, an oval mirror, a chair and low circular table (left) complete the design. In the manner of a pen drawing. An additional title, 'How d'ye do?', has been added in pen. 20 October 1786 Hand-coloured etching
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Production date: 1786
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Technique: etching; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 147 millimetres; Width: 252 millimetres
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Curator's comments: Possibly etched by Rowlandson.
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Location: Not on display
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Acquisition date: 1932
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1932,0226.13

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