The Contrast (BM 1935,0522.1.71)

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The Contrast (BM 1935,0522.1.71)

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Satire: the interior of a well-appointed tavern, with a thin, fashionably dressed Frenchman on the left, mocking a fat Englishman who is smoking a pipe, his tankard labelled 'John / Bull / the / George', while others look on; a serving woman stands at a bar in the background; the case of the clock on the wall has a chinoiserie design; date erased. 1783
Hand-coloured mezzotint with etching

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1783
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British Museum
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