Old Maids Leading Apes (BM 1991,0720.42)
Summary
Social satire; three old maids lead strings of apes in hell, with devils flying around their heads, whipping them and pulling their hair; below the image a rhyme explains the image. 26 June 1797
Hand-coloured etching
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Tags
satirical print
great britain
british museum
british art
satirical prints in the british museum
high resolution
political cartoons
Date
1797
Source
British Museum
Link
Copyright info
public domain