Real Inhabitants of This Earth

Etcher George Shepheard British
After Henry William Bunbury British
Publisher Thomas Macklin British
January 10th, 1796
Not on view
A British naval officer strolls along a quay with an elegantly dressed young woman on his arm. He looks through a monocle at a baggily dressed man and boy, whose dress represents the eccentricities of Dutch dress.

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Object Information
  • Title: Real Inhabitants of This Earth
  • Etcher: George Shepheard (British, 1770–1842)
  • Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
  • Publisher: Thomas Macklin (British, 1752/53–1800 London)
  • Date: January 10th, 1796
  • Medium: Stipple engraving and etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 5/8 × 9 9/16 in. (29.5 × 24.3 cm)
    Sheet: 14 13/16 × 10 7/8 in. (37.7 × 27.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.541.169
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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