A countryman driving a wagonload of hay into town spatters a townsman's breeches with mud. Mezzotint and engraving, 1792.

Date:
25th July 1792
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30158i
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A countryman driving a wagonload of hay into town spatters a townsman's breeches with mud. Mezzotint and engraving, 1792. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (Fleet Street) : Robt. Sayer & Co., 25th July 1792.

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1 print : mezzotint, with engraving ; image 28.7 x 24 cm

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The waggoner. When I comes to town with a load of hay, Mean and lowly though I seem, ... The engraved lettering takes the form of a song sung by the waggoner, expressing his contempt for the city-dweller whom he has offended

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Not found in: British Museum Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1870-1954

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Wellcome Collection 30158i

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