[A country schoolmaster.], Isaac Cruikshank, 1796

Plate 39 to 'eccentric excursions, or. Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance, character and country, in. . England & south wales'. Design in a circle. An old man (half-length) seated in a chair in profile to the right, holds up a spelling-book (inscribed 'abc def, abc def') at which he scowls near-sightedly through spectacles; his left forefinger is raised admonishingly. He wears a night-cap and a dressing-gown over his coat. Cf. Bmsat 8221. 3 december 1796 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1796. Dimensions: Height: 225 mm; Width: 180 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. (A country schoolmaster.) (BM 1927,0308.130)