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A butcher, 1790. Etching and aquatint publ. by Rowlandson, handcol., borderline 32,2 x 23 cm, paper 34,4 x 24,7 cm (lower part trimmed, erasing publisher's name and date "Jan[uar]y 1. 1790"); signed and dated in the pl. Underlaid, somewhat brown. 

Estimation : 120 / 180
Adjudication : 360 €
Description
Rather impressive scene : "A butcher, standing removing the intestines of a pig that hangs suspended from the ceiling of his shop. He grips a knife between his teeth and wears a hat with a lit candle attached. In the background, another man holding a knife works on a carcass (...)" (Royal Collection Trust). Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827) was an English artist and caricaturist.
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