"A Lawyer And His Agent" Rare Mezzotint Satire On The Law Circa.1780 ephemera Firelight: Joseph Pennell

Firelight: Joseph Pennell

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Costume design Signed lower right

The subject of this reverse painting (possibly Marie Antoinette of France) is very likely to be derived from an 18th century engraving sent to China to be copied as part of the China Trade between Europe and the East

"A Lawyer And His Agent" Rare Mezzotint Satire On The Law Circa.1780 ephemera Firelight: Joseph Pennell"A Lawyer and His Agent" The rare Hand coloured Mezzotint engraving after Dighton Published by Bowles & Carver. 32. 5 by 24. 7 cms. Presented in its original frame. Circa. 1780. A satire on the law: a lawyer sits in his study chatting in a familiar way with the Devil who puts his arm around his shoulder; the table is covered with briefs concerning cases of debt and Chancery matters; on the wall behind is a picture of a shark.