Favorite chickens, or the state of Johnny's farm-yard in… by Samuel Howitt

Etching of a farmer scattering coins to chickens while a fox watches, with a horse, dog and kennel in a farmyard.

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An etched caricature shows a farmer in a wide-brimmed hat scattering coins to a crowd of chickens while a fox leers from the left and a horse eats from a basket nearby. A dog lies in the foreground beside a kennel, and smoke rises from the chimney of the farmhouse. The print is titled Favorite Chickens, or the State of Johnny's Farm-yard in 1794 and is attributed to Samuel Howitt, dated 1794.

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1794

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