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Curator: This tiny, anonymous British School etching presents a solitary figure at a table. It's so small, almost pocket-sized. Editor: It feels like a caricature, a satire perhaps? The cross-hatching is incredibly dense, creating a somber, claustrophobic mood. Curator: Right, the etching technique, the tools needed, that repetitive action—it hints at the labour involved. Plus, prints like these were often mass-produced, intended for wider consumption beyond elite art circles. Editor: And who is this character meant to represent? Is he a scholar, a clerk? His hunched posture and the setting suggest a commentary on the working class, their lack of leisure and limited social mobility. Curator: I agree. This piece speaks volumes about class and labour through its material and form. Editor: Ultimately, it leaves me contemplating the lives of those rendered invisible by history, their struggles subtly etched into this small plate.