[Jew and bishop], Isaac Cruikshank, 1796

Plate 25 to 'eccentric excursions, or. Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance, character and country, in. . England & south wales'. A fat bishop (left) seated in an arm-chair, addresses with a rhetorical gesture a jew seated beside him, who points to the heading 'stock' in his newspaper, 'lloyds evening' [news]. 8 october 1796. Hand-coloured etching. Date: 1796. Dimensions: Height: 229 mm; Width: 193 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. (Jew and bishop) (BM 1927,0308.117)