Ghost of the Vicar!!, Isaac Cruikshank, 1799

No. 2 of a series. A fat parson (left), with a large grotesque head, and grog-blossom nose, stands in profile to the right, hands raised, addressing a countryman seated at a small table smoking, holding a tankard of ale. He says "o thou abominable sot! alway tippling from morning till night. " the man answers: "ah - thee mayst preach away measter parson - but i shanna forget the tythe pig for all that! d------e i beant affraid of thee now. " cf. Bmsat 9681. 1799 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1799. Dimensions: Height: 317 mm (cropped); Width: 229 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Ghost of the Vicar!! (BM 1935,0522.8.6)

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Author: Print made by: Isaac Cruikshank After: George Moutard WoodwardSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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