English Exhibitions in Paris or French People astonished at our improvement in the breed of Fat Cattle

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English Exhibitions in Paris or French People astonished at our improvement in the breed of Fat Cattle

english-exhibitions-in-paris-1812

identifier: english-exhibitions-in-paris-1812

title: English Exhibitions in Paris or French People astonished at our improvement in the breed of Fat Cattle

date: 1812-1816

description: A fat Englishman is being mocked by a group of Parisians. The Englishman stands at right in his shirtsleeves, clapping his right hand to his forehead in wonder; at left, at least five French people stand together within his buttoned up waistcoat, gesticulating festively; behind at left, a fat woman admired by sketchily drawn thin onlookers.

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format: 25 cm x 35 cm

type: Paper

type: Etching, hand-colored

coverage: London, England

relation: LUCA2019.16 1812

subject: English

subject: French

subject: Paris, France

subject: Satire

subject: Great Britain

creator: Rowlandson, Thomas

relation: Michalak Collection

source: Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections

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