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| Click image to get bummed "Three Graces; or the Three Bums !!of the O!P!ra." Unknown, 1810 The Beard Collection at The Victoria & Albert Museum |
To be honest, I’ve looked and looked, and can find little explanation as to the meaning of this print. Obviously, it’s a political or social commentary. It’s long associated with similar works by Isaac Cruikshank (ancestor of George) and is often included in published groupings with other satirical drawings of 1790-1810, most of them addressing spies and the foibles of the upper class and those termed macaroni.
Entitled “Three Graces; or the three Bums !!of the O!P!ra,” the etching is hand colored with watercolor and dates 15th February 1810. The publisher is listed as D.C.M. (1700-1900).
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