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Samuel Alken
1756-1815
Studious gluttons / T. Rowlandson delin ; S. Alken fecit.
London : Publish'd Octr 1788 by S Alken, No 3 Dufours Place Broad Street, Soho, [1788]
Peel 1810
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London : Publish'd Octr 1788 by S Alken, No 3 Dufours Place. Broad Street, Soho., [1788]
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Library's copy has been cropped to image, with loss of caption title, signatures, and imprint.
Summary:
Print shows two portly men in a well appointed room, closely examining a menu or a bill. A pot bellied cook stands and watches the epicures with satisfaction, a knife hanging from his waist. On the right, a maid and a young boy bring in a platter with two fish which a cat pays close attention to. On the wall in the background hangs a large still life of a heap of dead game.
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