Three men, squire, barber, and parson, seated round a circular table, the squire reading aloud from the 'daily advertiser'. He sits in profile to the right wearing pince-nez and dressed in the manner of twenty years earlier: wide hat, full curled wig, and coat with wide cuffs. The barber faces him, listening intently, his pipe in his right hand; his wig is awry. Beside him is a pile of wig-boxes surmounted by a barber's bowl. The stout parson sits full face on the farther side of the table smoking, a wineglass in his right hand. A punch-bowl and glasses are on the table. Above the design is engraved:
'the parson, barber & the squire,
three social souls who news admire. ' 11 january 1784
etching. Date: 1784. Dimensions: Height: 108 mm; Width: 162 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The country politicians. (BM 1851,0901.163)
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