Print, satirical print, newspaper/periodical, Henri-Gérard Fontallard, 1839

Caricature with a bric-à-brac shop where a man, the so-called 'chevalier de bric-à-brac', dressed as a knight and seated on a ornate wooden seat, his legs dangling down, invites two finely dressed tall women to sit on chairs; in the margins to left and right, antiquarian objects and knick-knacks; published in 'aujourd'hui: journal des modes ridicules', 31 october 1839 lithograph, hand-coloured. Date: 1839. Dimensions: Height: 210 mm (border line; maximum); Width: 171 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Print, satirical print, newspaper-periodical (BM 1989,0930.83)