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[A Bailiff and an attorney--a match for the Devil], British Cartoon Print
Summary
A satire on attornies and bailiffs. Lawyer, in his office, holding papers marked, "Middlesex to Wit -- Jno. Doe & Richd. Doe ..."; he converses with a rough man, with a cudgel under his arm, who holds case inscribed, "Henry Handheart Office" (r to the Sheriff of Middlesex). Another catchpole stands by the side of this man.
Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 3767.
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Date
1850 - 1950
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
