1827 Hand Colored Engraving "A Splitting Headache" by M. Egerton / M.E. Esq. miniatures and in the opposite corner

and in the opposite corner is a symbol that is either a design or could be a signature

with a couple stains and minor paint loss

Dimensions: Frame

The underside is marked with "S

1827 Hand Colored Engraving "A Splitting Headache" by M. Egerton / M.E. Esq. miniatures and in the opposite cornerThis is a wonderful Georgian era, 1820's Cartoon of a Gentleman with a "Splitting Headache". Below the title is written: "Oh my poor head!_ How it_ does_ throb!!" It is a hand colored engraving on paper in a period frame with spline construction, and early cut nails. The hook on the back might have originally been on the top, as was the style in that tine. Across the bottom of the illustration is written: Drawn by M. E. Esq. Published April 1827 by T.