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A barbers shop a medley shews, of monsters, wigs, drawn-teeth and news, while one is shav'd another bleeds, a third the Grub Street Journal reads. The master full of Whig and Tory, talks politics and tells a story, and swears he is not such a sot, but that he knows full well, what's what.

1730

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Call Number
E East 44/GC070/Box 04/Normal/18th c. GA 2024.01233
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Publisher
[London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1730?]
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Author
Heemskerck, Egbert van, the younger, died 1744
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No linguistic content
Subject
Caricature
Anthropomorphism in art
Occupations—Europe—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Barbers—Europe—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Barbershops—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
Shaving—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
Medicine—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
Phlebotomy—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
Newspapers—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
Readers—Europe—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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