The specious orator (BM 1851,0208.339)

A half length portrait of Christie standing in his auctioneer's rostrum, the upper part of which forms the base of the design. He leans insinuatingly to the left, his head in profile, spectacles on his forehead, his hammer delicately raised. Beneath the design: 'Will your ladyship do me the honor to say £50-000 \ - a mere trifle - a brilliant of the first water. \ an unheard of price for such a lot, surely'. Cf. BMSat 6101 (1782). 25 March 1794
Hand-coloured etching