[LEARNED DOG] A FRIENDLY VISIT TO THE DRAMATIC MANUFACTORY OR PREPARATIONS FOR NEXT SEASON. London: S.W. Fores, Feb. 6, 1804. Hand-colored satirical etching depicting the learned dog, Carlo, carrying a basket of “raw materials for new subjects” to a playwright at the behest of his master. The broadsheet in the scribe’s hand includes the line, “Due notice will be given of Mr. Carlo’s next performance.” 9½ × 13½". One clipped corner, else bright and attractive. See Jay’s Journal of Anomalies, page 166 and Exemplars, page 260.