French Salutation–English Salutation

Inscription: in plate lower left: [Paul Pry emblem: dandy leaning on an umbrella]: "Esq"
in plate lower right: "Pub May 1829 by T McLean 26 / Haymarket"
in plate, below image at center: "FRENCH SALUTATION / ENGLISH SALUTATION"
in plate, speech bubbles:
Left:
"M. Alphone de B–Comment! C'est lui!
M.Hercule de C–Ah! mon cher ami! mais tu rajeuner tous les jours
M.A. de B.–Et comment sa trouve l'on?
M.H. de C.–Ma foi! tout va pour le mieux–
M.A de B.–Et Madame votre amiable espouse? ah quelle femme! mon cher! quelle grace quels talens! – et cette petite Seraphine qui vous ressemble comme deux gouttes d'eau! Eh' on ne voit pas un bouton de rose comme cela!"
Right:
"Brown–How d'ye do Smith?
Smith–Pretty well thank'ye–how do you do?
B–Quite well thank ye–How's Mrs Smith?
S–Pretty well thank ye–Mrs. Brown & children well?
B–Quite well thank ye–Fine weather–
S–Yes very–but rather foggy–
B–Going to business!
S–Yes where are you going eh?"

Georgiana W. Sargent

British Museum Satires 15961

Frederic George Stephens, M. Dorothy George Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. 11 vols., London, 1870-, vol. XI, cat. no. 15961, pp. 234-35.