"There's that Ass down here as usual."
Satirical Print
1860s (made)
1860s (made)
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A man standing at the seaside, wearing a bright green checked suit and wine red waistcoat holding binoculars, with a monocle, a clay pipe and a small brown hat. Behind him is a young woman with a purple jacket, pink plaid skirt raised over a blue underskirt, and another woman in a purple crinoline dress in profile, and behind her, a donkey.
1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured.
1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured.
Object details
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Title | "There's that Ass down here as usual." (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Litho-engraving |
Brief description | "There's that Ass down here as usual." One of 30 satirical cards parodying carte-de-visites and calling-cards. Published by J. Simmons & Sons, 1860s. |
Physical description | A man standing at the seaside, wearing a bright green checked suit and wine red waistcoat holding binoculars, with a monocle, a clay pipe and a small brown hat. Behind him is a young woman with a purple jacket, pink plaid skirt raised over a blue underskirt, and another woman in a purple crinoline dress in profile, and behind her, a donkey. 1 of 30 comic visiting cards, some hand-coloured. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Guy Tristram Little |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963 |
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Accession number | E.2603-1953 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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