The hopes of the family in the road to preferment, Isaac Cruikshank, 1799
A country couple bringing their son to london and bribing a great man to give him rapid preferment. 26 march 1799
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1799. Dimensions: Height: 267 mm; Width: 322 mm (cut). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The hopes of the family in the road to preferment (BM 1985,0119.315)