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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1988,0514.18
Title
Object:
A French Spy taken prisoner by English girls
Description
Satire: a thin Frenchman kneels beseechingly while five women pull his pigtail, pinch his nose and threaten him with a mop. 5 January 1781 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Thomas Colley
School/style
British
Production date
1781
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
342 millimetres
Width:
246 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Certainly by Colley, although not signed.
Bibliographic references
BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
french
Associated names
Representation of:
François Henri de La Motte
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William Drummond
Acquisition date
1988
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1988,0514.18