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Seeing the Wild Beastesses.

PRINT. GRINAGAIN, Giles, pseud. (HOWITT, Samuel?) Seeing the Wild Beastesses. S. Howitt. 1802, Febry. 12
Hand-coloured etching; sl. browning. Plate approx. 20 x 22.5cm. Framed & glazed.

¶Not in BM Satires. An elephant pokes his head through a wooden fence. A man to the left asks: 'Pray Mr. Keeper, does Helephants heat A?' The keeper responds: 'No sir, they lives upon cockneys'. The BM notes that Giles Grinagain is likely to be a pseudonym of the publisher/printmaker Samuel Howitt. PLEASE NOTE: For customers within the UK this item is subject to VAT.
Stock #79131
£220


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