The Contrast (BM 1935,0522.1.71)
Summary
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
Tags
Date
1783
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
public domain