Livres
Setting out in Life
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A nice copy of this caricature, pasted onto a backing sheet. Sadly, the person who pasted it trimmed it very close, and around the title (see photo) so no publisher information showing. A father asks his son what career he wants. The son rather likes the idea of becoming a Bishop, with good pay for very little work! The print is clean and tidy, and could still be nicely framed. Print is 32cm x 22.5cm. Backing sheet is 36.5cm x 27cm. Charles Williams produced a reduced size version of this engraving in 1806 (Also printed by Fores, this version was had the plate numbered in lower left corner: No. 1 Pl. 4.) Although clearly the same image, it is a totally new, reduced version, with noticeable differences in the engraving. George Woodward (1765-1809) was a successful caricaturist and humourist. Although he did etch some of his own plates most of his work was engraved by fellow caricaturists and in particular Thomas Rowlandson and Isaac Cruikshank. Rowlandson and Woodward were great friends, drinking companions and co-conspirators in satire. .
120,00 €
120,00 €
