Bottom sits in an arm-chair directed to the left, wearing spectacles on his ass's forehead. In his right hand is a piece of charcoal in a holder, in his left is a paper, which he is studying. Above his head is etched 'Apollo'. On the left stands a man looking over Bottom's shoulder, his fists clenched. Behind (right) two students (seated) draw from the antique, a nude male statue on a pedestal just above the level of their heads.  Below the title:
<p><br><br>'W - hen Phidias or Raph'el shall chuse to repair,
<br>I - ncog to our fine modern Artists' fam'd School,
<br>L - ost in wonder to see stuck in Genius's Chair
<br>T - he Block which now fills it) a formal old Fool - 
<br>O - ff again with this sneering Remark they will go
<br>N - o marvel your Pupils old Friend are so so"
<br>JP'  1 January 1794.
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<br>Hand-coloured etching
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<p>Print made by: Isaac Cruikshank
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<dl><dd>Published by: S W Fores</dd></dl></div>
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