A design in eight compartments arranged in two rows, each containing an approximately half length figure. These are caricatured and in character resemble figures in 'a rout', bmsat 7746. [1] 'cupid's drummer'. A man wearing a coat with epaulettes stands 'chapeau-bras' in profile to the right, his aquiline profile caricatured. [2] 'ther's a shew'. A fat lady seated in profile to the left, with a grotesquely projecting nose, looks with pleasure at her hand of cards. [3] 'lewd'. Above the 'ew (erased) oo' is written. An elderly and scraggy woman turns up her eyes in pained disapproval. [4] 'four by honors'. A man seated in profile to the left, rather hunchbacked, holding cards, stares eagerly towards his vis-à-vis. [5] 'i can't crack it'. A man in profile to the right holds his left hand before his (grotesque) nose. [6] 'a comfortable pinch'. An ugly frowning woman of spinsterish appearance looks to the left, holding a closed snuff-box. [7] 'as soft as possible!' a thin man bends forward in profile to the right with an insinuating half-smile. [8] 'very pretty indeed'. A man stands chapeau-bras, his head thrown back and turned to the left. 3 may 1794. Etching with hand-colouring. Date: 1794. Dimensions: Height: 240 mm (cropped); Width: 355 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Pretty portraits (BM 1935,0522.7.9)
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