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'The butcher', 1740; the scene is Smithfield, by St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1740. In the foreground stands an ox skin arranged in an upright position and embellished with the tools of the butcher's trade, while stockmen and dogs drive an ox in the background. Below the view are humorous descriptive verses.