The Prices, Humorous Engraving
London: 1827

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The Prices. Full Price, Half Price, High Price & Low Price
M. Egerton (after)
G. Hunt (engraver)
The Prices. Full Price, Half Price, High Price & Low Price
Thomas McLean, Haymarket, London: 1827
Black-and-white copperplate engraving
11.5 x 8.75 inches, sheet
11 x 8 inches, image
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Humorous print poking fun at prosperous merchants by making a pun on common pricing terms, which are personified by four men of varying sizes.

G. Hunt was a British artist active in the 1820s.

Thomas McLean's printing firm published a range of works during the mid 19th Century including collections of humorous illustrations by Henry Alken, George Cruikshank and Edward Lear.