The Frenchman in London., 1770

Satire on the fear of an elegant frenchman accosted by a belligerent london butcher. Street scene with a butcher on the left, offering with his fists to fight the frenchman who turns away with his hands in the air; behind him is an open door with a sign above reading, "foreign gentlemen taught english"; two prostitutes laugh and one pulls his pig-tail; a dog takes a piece of meat from the butcher's tray; after collett. 10 november 1770 etching and engraving. Date: 1770. Dimensions: Height: 360 mm; Width: 262 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.