A spanking dog day - & real melter in the country | Pyall, H. | George Hunt | M. Egerton

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Artist/Maker	M. Egerton (artist) George Hunt (engraver) Pyall, H. (publisher)
Place of origin	London (published)

A stout but fashionably dressed woman shown sitting on a milestone, fanning herself with a handkerchief and puffing for air, her shoes kicked off and a large bonnet trimmed with roses and veil pushed back off her face. A bundle in a handkerchief and an umbrella lie beside her. In the background a group of men are distantly seen chasing an animal.

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Categories	Caricatures & Cartoons Satire Womenswear Fashion Footwear Hats & Headwear Day Wear
Object type	Caricature
Title	A spanking dog day - & real melter in the country (published title)
Materials and techniques	hand-coloured aquatint Printing Ink Watercolour Aquatint Hand-Colouring
Brief description	George Hunt after M. Egerton. 'A spanking dog day - & real melter in the country.' Printed by Pyall & Hunt, London, 1825
Physical description	A stout but fashionably dressed woman shown sitting on a milestone, fanning herself with a handkerchief and puffing for air, her shoes kicked off and a large bonnet trimmed with roses and veil pushed back off her face. A bundle in a handkerchief and an umbrella lie beside her. In the background a group of men are distantly seen chasing an animal.
Dimensions	Height: 12.25in Width: 8.875in
Credit line	Given by Mrs. Gabrielle Enthoven
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1523-1927

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O759738/a-spanking-dog-day--caricature-m-egerton/

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