French Man in London, 1790

Satire on the fear of an elegant frenchman accosted by a belligerent london butcher. Street scene with a butcher on the right, 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. 1790 mezzotint with some etching. Date: 1790. Dimensions: Height: 150 mm (trimmed); Width: 113 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.