The Effects of Prosperity, Isaac Cruikshank, 1794

Eight couples or groups of three arranged as in bmsat 8541, &c. An obsequious clerical tutor recognizes 'nobility' in the undistinguished features of a boy who is heir to a dukedom; a doctor who has become fashionable refuses to dine with an old friend. A bookseller assures an elderly woman of title that her name is 'alone sufficient' to make her 'maiden effort' go through 'a dozen editions'. A man who is 'turned gentleman' finds himself forced to dine not earlier than 5 o'clock. A couple of cockneys walk arm in arm: "what with the prize in the lottery and the snug box at islington i defy all thames street to know either i or my vife. " one of a set, see bmsat 8541, &c. 1 november 1794 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1794. Dimensions: Height: 302 mm (cropped); Width: 468 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Effects of Prosperity (BM 1935,0522.8.32)