A hint to the ladies or a visit from Dr. Flannel!!, Isaac Cruikshank, between 1800 and 1810

A grotesque old doctor, with carbuncled nose, approaches a lady, bowing low and holding out a clumsy petticoat. He says: "mrs jenny said your ladyship complain'd of being cold about the loins - so i have just stept in with a warm flannel petticoat. " she is seated beside a tea-table, and throws up her arms, flinching back in horror; she says: "i have no loins fellow! do you want to make a monster of me?!!" she wears a high-waisted, short-sleeved dress, under which her legs are defined. Her little dog barks at the doctor. A large urn and a small cup (overturned) and saucer, are the only objects on the table. C. 1807 hand-coloured etching. Date: between 1800 and 1810. Dimensions: Height: 244 mm; Width: 348 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. A hint to the ladies or a visit from Dr. Flannel!! (BM 1882,0610.65)