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Labour in Vain - or, Fatty in Distress

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Date

1783

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Published by - Carington Bowles

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The fat woman struggles to get through posts which frame an opening in a low wooden rail or barrier in St. George's Fields. A beau (right), leans on one elbow on the near side of the rail. Behind him, on the farther side of the rail, a fat citizen looks at her through a single eyeglass. She holds a closed fan in her right hand. A spaniel barks at her. In the middle distance (left) two men are laughing together; one carries on his head a large corded trunk. In the distance are the buildings of Saint George's Spa, the name engraved on the façade. A large tree (right) extends its branches across the upper part of the design. In the distance (right) are trees behind a ramshackle paling, extending to the buildings of the 'Spa'. 1784. Hand-coloured mezzotint.

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Location

St. George's Fields, London, England

Country

England

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