The Frenchman in London. (BM 1877,1013.1109)

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The Frenchman in London. (BM 1877,1013.1109)

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Satire on the fear of an elegant Frenchman accosted by a belligerent London butcher. Street scene with a butcher on the left, offering with his fists to fight the Frenchman who turns away with his hands in the air; behind him is an open door with a sign above reading, "Foreign Gentlemen Taught English"; two prostitutes laugh and one pulls his pig-tail; a dog takes a piece of meat from the butcher's tray; after Collett 10 November 1770
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1850 - 1950
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British Museum
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