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The Dentist, 1806, Engraving, British Satirical Caricature, Dental, English

1806

About the Item

Attributed to Alfred Mills (English, 1776-1833) " The Dentist ", 1806 Hand Colored Engraving Published by Bowles & Carver Sight Size: 6 3/4" x 8 5/8" Overall Size: 14 3/4" x 15 3/4" Light foxing to the print as well as the matt, losses to the frame. A light social satire depicting a society dentist extracting a tooth from the mouth of a distressed young lady in an elegant drawing room, while two uniformed attendants and a young gentleman hide their sniggers and smirks at the comic verse below that, for all the dentist’s vast wealth, ‘Like many more twixt North and South, He does but live from Hand to Mouth’. **Please check my other listings for MORE SATIRICAL DENTAL prints. Feel free to message me requesting that I locate them on the site for you. - Austin
  • Attributed to:
    Alfred Mills (1776 - 1833, English)
  • Creation Year:
    1806
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.75 in (17.15 cm)Width: 8.625 in (21.91 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Grand Rapids, MI
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2380215493492

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