The Trail of "Bill Burn," under Martin's Act.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by P. Mathews, Stourbridge.

• MEDIUM: Aquatint, hand-colored,

  DATE: c.1830.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 16 1/2 x 21 7/8" ( 420 x 555 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: Ackerman & Co. London, dirext. Chs. Hunt sculpt. This satirical aquatint pokes fun at the Martin's Act, which is regarded as being the first piece of legislation against animal abuse. It was met with great mockery at first, but in 1922 was passed in Britain, and later spread to other countries. The poem beneath title reads, "Bill's Donkey then was brought into court, / Who caused of course a deal of sorts: / He cocked his ears and op'd his jaws, : As tho' he meant to plead his own cause."

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• CONDITION: Good condition and color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Caricatures and Satirical