To the noblemen gentlemen & others, patrons presidents & professors of the Veterinary College.
The first in a series of four numbered prints satirizing the recently opened Royal Veterinary College in London. In this print, two men crop the ears of a horse in front of the gate of the Royal Veterinary College. One man holds the nose of of the horse with a crop, while the other man stands on a t...
| Format: | Photo |
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| Language: | English |
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[London] :
Pubd. March 28, 1792, according to Act of Parliament by F. Jukes,
[1792]
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| Summary: | The first in a series of four numbered prints satirizing the recently opened Royal Veterinary College in London. In this print, two men crop the ears of a horse in front of the gate of the Royal Veterinary College. One man holds the nose of of the horse with a crop, while the other man stands on a table and clips the ear of the horse. Blood spurts from the horse. |
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| Item Description: | Title continues: ... these plates exhibiting the men methods & machines chiefly employed for the reformation & improvement of farriery & the treatment of cattle in general, are most respectfully dedicated by their obedient servants. Nick Dockem. Phil Firem. "1st Lecture upon the improv'd mode of Cropping"--Above the imprint. |
| Physical Description: | 1 print : aquatint, color ; plate mark 26 x 28 cm., on sheet 29 x 31 cm |
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