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Snip Anglois

Etcher James Bretherton British
After Henry William Bunbury British
Publisher James Bretherton British
December 20, 1773
Not on view
In this satirical image an English tailor holds out a set of cloth patterns in a folding case, pointing out designs to a potential customer as a tape measure spills from his pocket. The etcher Bretherton often teamed up with the amateur artist Bunbury to make caricature prints. As the younger son in a well-to-do family, Bunbury started to create humorous drawings while still at Westminster School. He then attended St. Catharine's College, Cambridge but left before earning a degree. A student visit to France inspired a series of images that constrast working figures from different nations– humorous comparisons of English and French manners being a staple of visual humor at that period. This work was published as a pair with an image of a French tailor, titled "Snip Francois."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Snip Anglois
  • Etcher: James Bretherton (British, active 1750–99)
  • Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
  • Publisher: James Bretherton (British, active 1750–99)
  • Date: December 20, 1773
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (20.9 × 13.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jill Spalding, 2022
  • Object Number: 2022.309.39
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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