Quarrelsome Taylors, or Two of a Trade seldom agree, Robert Dighton, between 1793 and 1795

A ragged 'botching tailor' is climbing out of his bulk or stall (right) to attack with his goose a tailor who hastens from him, turning to snip his shears contemptuously. Above the penthouse stall is a placard, 'simon snip - maks & mendes mens & buoys reddy mad close. N. B. Nete gallows for breaches. ' a garment and a pair of braces (see bmsat 8039) hang on a line; within a window is a sheet of patterns. The other, who is neatly dressed, carries a coat under his arm; a book of patterns protrudes from his coat pocket. A street receding in perspective (right) and the façade of a dignified house (left) form a background. 'caricatures', i. 204. C. 1794 hand-coloured mezzotint. Date: between 1793 and 1795. Dimensions: Height: 348 mm; Width: 250 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Quarrelsome Taylors, or Two of a Trade seldom agree (BM 1935,0522.1.204)