xii, 196 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm

Francis Hayman / Brian Allen.

A man of occult learning arrives at the house of a cobbler and his wife: the cobbler insults him, the wife defends him. Coloured engraving by L. Truchy after F. Hayman.

"The druids; or the conversion of the Britons to Christianity". Etching by A. Walker, 1758, after F. Hayman.

Men diving into the Fleet ditch, London; representing the activities of political scandal-mongers. Process print after C. Grignion after F.  Hayman.

William Barrowby. Mezzotint by J. S. Müller after F. Hayman.

Sancho Panza examining Don Quixote's mouth. Line engraving by C. Grignion after F. Hayman, 1755.

A servant preventing a messenger from delivering some letters to two weary men seated at a table (Alexander Pope and John Arbuthnot). Etching by C. Grignion, ca. 1787, after F. Hayman.

"The druids; or the conversion of the Britons to Christianity". Engraving by S.F. Ravenet, 1752, after F. Hayman.

Young men and women are playing blind man's buff. Engraving by B. Cole, 1753, after F. Hayman.

1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 16.9 x 10.8 cm

A student reads to an audience the epic poems of Sir Richard Blackmore and the sermons of John ("Orator") Henley to find out which is the more soporific; his audience fall asleep with boredom. Etching by C. Grignion after F. Hayman.

1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 74.5 x 61 cm

Benjamin Hoadly and his wife. Oil painting by Francis Hayman.

Death with a winged male youth. Etching by C. Grignion after F. Hayman.

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 16.5 x 29.5 cm

1 print : line engraving ; image 22.9 x 17.6 cm

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