[Two heads before and after ordination.], Isaac Cruikshank, 1797

Plate 52 to 'eccentric excursions, or. Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance, character and country, in. . England & south wales'. Two heads face each other in profile, one (left) of a young man in cap and gown, with his hair curling on his shoulders, and a cheerful expression. The other (right) of the same man transformed: his hair is strained back from a receding forehead and smoothly tucked under the high collar of his coat. He wears bands and looks down sourly with protruding underlip. One wears a frilled cravat, the other clerical bands. 14 january 1797 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1797. Dimensions: Height: 172 mm; Width: 242 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. (Two heads before and after ordination.) (BM 1927,0308.138)