A comic caricature engraving by Cruikshank titled �A curious Junto of slandering elves, -or- list''ners seldom hear good of themselves�.A group of elderly ladies sit around a tea table gossiping.The central figure has a gouty leg resting on a stool and reads to the others from a pile of letters. One listens with an ear trumpet.The scene is populated with several sized cats, the larger one beside the central figure appears to be spraying on her chair. The books laying on the floor are all cat related.The group of four are contained within a curtained enclosure but there is another lady secretly listening to the conversation on the other side of the curtain with a look of dismay on her face.Etched by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) and published in Thomas McLean�s �Cruikshankiana� in London in 1835.Title and publication details scratched within the plate below image:EHL del G. Cruikshank sculp / A curious Junto of slandering elves, -or- list''ners seldom hear good of themselves / Pubd by Thos McLean 26 Haymarket / Augt 1st 1835''.A fine and clear impression of this plate on a wove paper with good and bright hand colouring.Held within a smart period Hogarth frame. Both frame and engraving are in first class condition.Frame size approx: 12 1/2 ins. by 17 ins. (31.7 cm. by 43 cm.)Postage UK: � 15.00 Special delivery next day.Portage overseas: � 45.00 International signed for.Payment may be made via cheque, bank transfer or Paypal.To pay by credit or debit card over the phone please contact me on 07790 479615 or 01787 223001.Any questions please phone or email.All our items are carefully packed and are always sentby Royal Mail recorded delivery.Height is 31.7cm (12.5inches)
Width is 43cm (16.9inches)
Depth is 2cm (0.8inches)