The 'Brummagem' Mountebank. A sketch from the Town Hall. The East-end of the Church in the distance., Thomas Attwood, 1835

A bear tied to a pole with a cap of liberty of the top (annotated 'muntz' in pen) is held by a chain by a leader (labelled 'attwood'); to the left devils dance around 'the dissenters canon', and the right an owl sits on a case of 'brass buttons without shanks for the new currency'. 1835 lithograph and letterpress. Date: 1835. Dimensions: Height: 304 mm; Width: 373 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Depicted People: George Frederick Muntz. Collection: British Museum. The 'Brummagem' Mountebank. A sketch from the Town Hall. The East-end of the Church in the distance. (BM 1868,0808.9456)

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