2-751-959 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'A Man wot has got a good understanding although A Great Calf!' ,1833. Portrait of Irish politician Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet (1799-1876), member of parliament for Dundalk. According to some sources, the calf 'was the most attractive part of a man. Some even put calf enhancers in their socks, to look beefier'. Satirical cartoon by 'H.B.' (John Doyle). [Thomas McLean, London, 1833]