Sin ie cure

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A full-length caricature of an obese clergy man who wears a bishop’s hat (?) and smokes a long pipe as he walks left. He carries a pig and a chicken under his left arm. He holds a Bible in his left hand, and he carries a bottle in his pocket. He has a very large nose and a round checks. His very large belly is exaggerated further in graphite.

  • Creator: Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist.
  • Title: Sin ie cure [drawing].
  • Created: [England, between 1830 and 1852]

Catalog Record & Digital Collection

Drawings G761 no. 2 Box 123

Acquired November 2013

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