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The comforts of life
(c. 1826)
Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
20.0 × 35.5 cm (image and sheet, trimmed within platemark)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink u.c.: THE COMFORTS OF LIFE
printed in ink u.r.: N.o (o in superscript above . ) 4
printed in ink l.l.: Havannah
printed in ink l.c.l.: de Paris
printed in ink l.c.r.: Real Scotch.
printed in ink l.r.: Shag.
Accession Number
2439-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
caricatures cartoons (humorous images) men (male humans) pipes (smoking equipment) smoking (activity) violins
Movements
Regency (British)