The beau and the beggar
The beau and the beggar
Record No
18332
Title
The beau and the beggar
Description
"Fable V, the beau and the beggar ..."; the scene is Pottage Island, an area behind St Martin-in-the-Fields then inhabited by cooks. A man on the left vomits while a poor beggar steps eagerly towards a joint of meat which is about to be carved.
Date of execution
c1770
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
Satirical Print Collection
Artist
Smith, I. (c.1770)
Engraver
Smith, I. (c.1770)
Medium
engraving
Support
paper
Longest dimension
19cms
Shortest dimension
12cms
Picture type
satire
Catalogue No
p5430840
Subjects
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