The Old Print Shop

The Shaver and the Shavee.

  • ARTIST: Henry William Bunbury

  • PUBLISHER: Published, April 12, 1801 by S.W. Fores

  • MEDIUM: Etching

    DATE: 1801.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size, 8 5/8 x 9 1/16" (21.9 x 21.7" cm)

  • DESCRIPTION: H.W. Bunbury delin.; Chas. Bretherton Junr. F. (engraver).<br><br> One of a series of barbershop scenes that Bunbury produced.. In this image the barber and shave face the viewer Wigs hang on the back wall amongst various prints and broadsides. A shaggy dog stands to the right, a wig hanging right above its head to comical effect.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Printed on laid paper.

  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W.

  • REFERENCE: BM Satires 4756