The Comforts of Life
Print
ca.1826 (made)
ca.1826 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Caricature of four men, drinking and smoking.
Object details
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| Title | The Comforts of Life (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured etching |
| Brief description | Print, possibly by Henry Heath, entitled 'The Comforts of Life'. Caricature depicting four men drinking and smoking. Hand-coloured etching, ca.1826. |
| Physical description | Caricature of four men, drinking and smoking. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Guy Tristram Little |
| Production | The British Museum: Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires lists (No.15181) 'The Comforts of Life (No.1 Brandy. Rum. Gin. Whiskey) as possibly by H. Heath, c.1826. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1185-1963 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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