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Flannel coats of mail against the cold or The British ladies’ patriotic presents to the Army

Flannel coats of mail against the cold or The British ladies’ patriotic presents to the Army
 1793

Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
24.2 × 35.4 cm (image) 26.3 × 36.3 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark) 29.1 × 40.5 cm (backing sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Krumbhaar 377; BM Satires 8349
Printing/Publishing
published by S. W. Fores, London
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: IC
printed in ink u.l.: London Pub. Novr (ovr in superscript) 25 1793 by SWFores N3 Piccadilly
printed in ink l.r-l.l.: Flannel Coats of Mail Against the French (crossed out three times) Cold (Cold in superscript above French) or the Britsh Ladies Patriotic Presents to the Army.
printed in ink (in image) u.c.l.: Ladies Subscription / Re^ady (a in superscript above ^ for Action
printed in ink (in image) (in speech bubble) u.r.: Aye Aye this is making a good / use of ones old flannel / Petticoats
printed in ink (in image) (on portraits) u.r.: l.r.: Austria / Germany / KPrussia / Poland
printed in ink (in image) u.c.l.: Phoo
Accession Number
1573.50-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1946
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Costume Human Figures Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
breeches (trousers) cartoons (humorous images) flannel hats military uniforms soldiers tailors
Movements
Georgian (British Renaissance-Baroque style)