Pride and exaltation in a sedan chair, Isaac Cruikshank, 1797

Plate 84 to 'eccentric excursions, or. Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance, character and country, in. . England & south wales'. A street scene in nottingham on a wet night. Two chairmen, wearing laced hats, carry (right to left) along 'the high pavement' an elderly woman in a sedan chair. In front walks a fat, absurd footman, holding a flambeau. Pedestrians with umbrellas look sourly at the chair. 1 april 1797 etching. Date: 1797. Dimensions: Height: 224 mm; Width: 282 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Pride and exaltation in a sedan chair (BM 1878,0112.165)