A Jack in Office (BM 1935,0522.17.13)
Summary
The central figure wears a haughty expression on his face (profile), with a large lower lip and black, feathered hat. His body is turned to show the left side of his figure, with an 'Excise Book' placed in the lower pocket of his green coat, and a quill and pot of ink in the upper pocket. A white dog to the lower right of the man urinates casually onto his legs.
January 1793.
Hand-coloured etching.
Date
1793
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
public domain