Snip Anglois
December 20, 1773
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (20.9 × 13.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Jill Spalding, 2022
Accession Number
2022.309.39
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Snip Anglois** is a delightful hand-colored etching from December 20, 1773, created by James Bretherton in collaboration with Henry William Bunbury. Measuring just 8¼ × 5½ inches, this compact print belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, generously gifted by Jill Spalding in 2022. Produced during the vibrant era of 18th-century British satire, it exemplifies the sharp wit of the period, when printmakers like Bretherton used humor to poke fun at society. The title *Snip Anglois*—likely a playful jab at an English tailor ("snip" referring to scissors or cl...