[The effects of Hope!], Isaac Cruikshank, 1794

Eight pairs of persons in conversation, arranged in two rows, words etched above the head of the speaker, e. G. A doctor hopes his gouty patient is better, the patient hopes the doctor has not come for his bill; a gardener (in blue apron and over-sleeves) hopes to be paid that trifle for gardening, the employer hopes to see him in the round house. One of a set, see bmsat 8541, &c. 1 november 1794 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1794. Dimensions: Height: 304 mm (cropped); Width: 456 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. (The effects of Hope!) (BM 1935,0522.8.45)