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A wig-seller dressing a wig on a stand in his shop; the wig-stands bear the heads of Tory politicians. Wood engraving by W.C.W. after R. Seymour.

An ill marsupial creature with a human head and long tail is seated in a chair being treated by two nurses; representing Daniel O'Connell's role in the County Carlow election of 1835. Coloured lithograph by R. Seymour, 1835.

A man attempting to alert a deaf farmer using an ear trumpet as to the plight of his horses and cart. Coloured etching.

An elderly woman reading a novel by the fire asks her maid to change her library books, with a preference for romantic fiction. Lithograph after R. Seymour.

A shaving machine powered by steam. Coloured etching by R. Seymour.

A man and a woman taking tea in the garden of a refreshment house: she asks whether he takes suger, he replies in sentimental terms. Etching attributed to R. Seymour.

A young man learning to shoot aims a rifle at a pet bird tied to a stile; a companion backs against the wall to get out of the way. Lithograph by R. Seymour.

A newspaper editor whose fake correspondence purportedly from the public is flattering, receives a genuine letter which is hostile. Lithograph by R. Seymour.

A couple walking through a garden dressed in fine clothes are being watched closely by three other men as the woman looks surprised. Etching (?) by W.C.W. after R. Seymour.

Two men wearing revolving top hats with several attachments for optical aids and tobacco etc. Coloured etching by R. Seymour, 1830.

A group of dandified tailors attending a lecture, given by a grotesquely fashionable tailor, on "anatomical cutting". Coloured etching by R. Seymour after himself, 1829.

A poacher is ducked in a pond by a landowner as a punishment for shooting ducks. Lithograph after R. Seymour.

A man has to carry his overweight wife in a wheelbarrow up a steep hill to the amusement of onlookers: he compares her to rubbish. Lithograph after R. Seymour.

A musician playing the clarinet outside a town-house is given threepence by a footman and asked to move on, but the musician asks for more money. Steel engraving after R. Seymour.

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Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836

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A group of dandified tailors attending a lecture, given by a grotesquely fashionable tailor, on "anatomical cutting". Coloured etching by R. Seymour after himself, 1829.

A man attempting to alert a deaf farmer using an ear trumpet as to the plight of his horses and cart. Coloured etching.

A poacher is ducked in a pond by a landowner as a punishment for shooting ducks. Lithograph after R. Seymour.

A man has to carry his overweight wife in a wheelbarrow up a steep hill to the amusement of onlookers: he compares her to rubbish. Lithograph after R. Seymour.

A musician playing the clarinet outside a town-house is given threepence by a footman and asked to move on, but the musician asks for more money. Steel engraving after R. Seymour.