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Original 1824 Mezzotint. Mezzotint is trimmed to the image and laid down on backing paper with a decorative printed border. Inscribed with the print's title below. The print depicts a satire on lawyers, giving half a shell to two clients whilst keeping the oyster as his fee. London, Published 1 January 1824 by R Wilkinson, No 125, Fenchurch Street. There are 2 and a half pages of hand written text attached behind, which poses and answers the question: 'Why is a gardener the most extraordinary man in the world?' Creasing to the backing paper as shown.
