Old Harry Looking Out for a Warm Birth or a Peep into the Oven!!!
Satirical Print
October 18 1827 (published)
October 18 1827 (published)
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Hand-coloured etching. Caricature of Harry Brougham dressed as a saucy servant girl, wearing a barrister's wig and bands and leaning eagerly towards some rolls in the baker's oven, exclaiming: "I should like to Master this batch—there are so many Crumbs to pick up—besides it does not take away one's eyes [altered to] ayes or one's nose [altered to] noes—like some of the titbits—this would realy be a prime little Crust-"
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Title | Old Harry Looking Out for a Warm Birth or a Peep into the Oven!!! (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | hand-coloured etching |
Brief description | William Heath. 'Old Harry Looking Out for a Warm Birth or a Peep into the Oven!!!'. Caricature of Henry Brougham. Published London, 18 October 1827. |
Physical description | Hand-coloured etching. Caricature of Harry Brougham dressed as a saucy servant girl, wearing a barrister's wig and bands and leaning eagerly towards some rolls in the baker's oven, exclaiming: "I should like to Master this batch—there are so many Crumbs to pick up—besides it does not take away one's eyes [altered to] ayes or one's nose [altered to] noes—like some of the titbits—this would realy be a prime little Crust-" |
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Accession number | E.523-1943 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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