Flemish characters., James Gillray, 1793

A companion print to bmsat 8383. A scene at the door of a flemish church (right) in a small square. A procession of little girls, uniformly dressed, wearing aprons and sabots, each with a large book under her arm, enters the church, the smallest in the rear. They are followed (left) by a fat flemish woman wearing a hooded cloak, a book in her hand, a birch-rod hanging from her wrist. On the extreme left a little boy walks between his stout parents, taking a hand of each. Behind, three men are indicated, also with books. On the right three nuns approach the door, skirting the wall of the church. Above their heads is a crucifix in a niche. In the background are gabled buildings. 1793 but published in 1822 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1793. Dimensions: Height: 230 mm; Width: 365 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Flemish characters. (BM 1868,0808.6323)