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A plate from "Human Passions Delineated" first edition, published in Manchester in 1773. Plate Ten. "The Recruiting Officer" is a 1706 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar, which follows the social and sexual exploits of two English Army officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, Here Captain Plume is up to his…

A plate from "Human Passions Delineated" first edition, published in Manchester in 1773. A nice plate, showing two rival politicians claiming to champion the Magna Carta. fairly good clean condition. There is an old closed tear to the bottom edge, and a small foxing spot to the left edge. The print was rather off centre to the p…

A plate from "Human Passions Delineated" first edition, published in Manchester in 1773. A nice plate, showing Banks and Solander staring at each other. Plato is busy reading a copy of his Dialogues. Plate is in fairly good clean condition. There is an old closed tear to the bottom edge (intruding into the image) and a small fox…

A plate from "Human Passions Delineated" first edition, published in Manchester in 1773. A nice plate, satirising the miser who was cheated by his an unscrupulous aristocrat. Uncoloured. Plate is in good clean condition. A very small closed tear to the top edge. Overall though a very nice copy of a scarce item. print is 13cm x 2…

A plate from "Human Passions Delineated" first edition, published in Manchester in 1773. A nice plate, mocking the drunken farmer. Uncoloured. Plate is in good clean condition. A closed tear has been repaired with evidence of reinforcement to the rear. Overall though a very nice copy of a scarce item. print is 13cm x 20cm. Sheet…

A plate from "Human Passions Delineated" first edition, published in Manchester in 1773. A nice plate, satirising the poor Jack Tar who was cheated by his employer. Uncoloured. Plate is in good clean condition. A very small closed tear to the bottom edge. Overall though a very nice copy of a scarce item. print is 13cm x 20cm. Sh…

A plate from "Human Passions Delineated" first edition, published in Manchester in 1773. A nice plate, mocking the hypocrisy of the religious. The devil, dressed in religious robes, steals money whilst singing hymns with another man. Uncoloured. Plate is in good clean condition. There is a small loss to one corner, a slight crea…