Fish out of Water or Bishops without Sees.

W Summers

Fish out of Water or Bishops without Sees.

London, G Tregear ca. 1825

Etching

Original hand colouring

250 x 350 mm

Trimmed within platemark

£180

Arare satire.

Above the image is inscribed The Political Drama

A group of Bishops with bodies of water creatures have come ashore. Two lobster like are facing each other grappling with their claws at a fish,inscribed, Pla(i) ce  £10,000 per annum. One says, This is a good place if I can only secure it. The second replies Oh what shall I do for a Living ? In the centre of the image another lobster with a Bishops head says Ah ! you should a done as I was going to do Given up the Tithes. On the right a Bishop with a lobster body is holding another with a fish body, around the neck with his claws. The strangled Bishop  says, Oh! What a dreadful shock Oh! Oh1 I shall faint. I cant See. The other replies Never mind Brother we shall find consolation in the Spirit.

A large crab like bishop walks along the shore looking up at the others, and various other smaller Bishops complete the scene.