A dog groomer in Paris holding a large pair of shears in one hand, a poodle under his arm, standing on the Seine embankment. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.
- Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.
- Date:
- 29 March 1772
- Reference:
- 29477i
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A street sign says "Quai .. ch...", perhaps an invented "Quai des chiens".On the far side of the river is the dome of the Collège des Quatre-Nations, subsequently the Institut de France
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[London] (No. 134 New Bond Street) : Publish'd as the Act directs by J. Bretherton, 29 March 1772.
Physical description
1 print : etching ; image 26.2 x 17.9 cm
Lettering
The dog barber. La Francia. H.W. Bunbury delin. 1772 ; J. Bretherton. f
"La Francia" is in Italian to match "L'Inghilterra" in the pendant print
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. IV, London 1883, no. 4669
Reference
Wellcome Collection 29477i
Notes
Forms a pair with: a print by Bretherton after Bunbury of an English barber-surgeon, with lettering "The village barber. LM. L'Inghilterra"
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