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THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)
A new cock wanted, or work for the plumber.
20 Apr 1810RCIN 810793
A hand-coloured print of a handsome plumber who has come to repair an old tap, dating from the reign of George II. While her elderly husband looks on grumpily, a young woman flirts with the plumber, who carries a phallic-shaped tap. Rowlandson’s title leaves the viewer in no doubt about the outcome.
Inscribed in the plate: Tegg's Caricatures No.1 / Pubd. April 20th 1810 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside / Price One Shilling / Coloured
Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires 11618 (BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12.)
