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Small Talk For The Benefit Of The Wells / Designed By Shortskirts ; Executed By Boys.

Small Talk For The Benefit Of The Wells / Designed By Shortskirts ; Executed By Boys.

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TITLE:  Small talk for the benefit of the Wells / designed by Shortskirts ; executed by Boys. CALL NUMBER:  PC 3 - 1786--Small talk ... (A size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-USZ62-132979 (b&w film copy neg.) RIGHTS INFORMATION:  No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY:  Print shows a man wearing a mortar board and gown standing on the left expressing concern, "Oh dear - damnation! - what will become of my poor NEDDY." Another man, possibly Edmund Burke, labeled "Fop", is striking a beehive, labeled "Westminster School", with his fists and butting it with his head causing a swarm of angry bees. MEDIUM:  1 print : etching ; 16.3 x 21 cm. (plate) CREATED/PUBLISHED:  [London] : Pub'd by J. Carter, Oxford Street, 1786 May 29th. NOTES: Title from item. Paper watermarked at top: JWhatman. DLC Attributed to William Dent. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). SUBJECTS: Burke, Edmund,--1729-1797. Westminster School (London, England) Beehives--England--1780-1790. Bees--England--1780-1790. FORMAT: Cartoons (Commentary) British 1780-1790.Etchings British 1780-1790. REPOSITORY:  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID:  (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3c32979 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c32979 CONTROL #:  2003674097