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THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)
A new cock wanted, or work for the plumber.
20 Apr 1810RCIN 810793
A handsome plumber has come to repair an old tap, dating from the reign of George II. While her elderly husband looks on grumpily, a young woman flirts with the plumber, who carries a suggestively phallic tap. Rowlandson’s title leaves the viewer in no doubt about the outcome.
Cat. 83
Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. BM Satires 11618
