Irish Tilting Match or The Poissardes Against the Poignards.
Henry Heath (fl.1824-1850)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1824
Materials
Paper
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 292876.18
Summary
Print, etching, Irish Tilting Match or The Poissardes Against the Poignards, by Henry Heath (fl.1824-1850). One of a collection of one hundred and thirty six caricature prints attached to the wall of the Caricature Room. Pub: S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly. Ref: [2, BMC 14656]. Four Irish fishwives, jovial, ugly, and disreputable, toss three tall officers of the Tenth Hussars in a blanket,
Makers and roles
Henry Heath (fl.1824-1850), engraver (printmaker)