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James Gillray
1756-1815
Loyal souls, or, A peep into the mess-room at St. James's / Js. Gy. d. et fect.
[London] : Pubd. Novr. 14th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, [1797]
etching and aquatint, hand colored
image: 247 x 364 mm; plate mark: 265 x 365 mm; sheet: 276 x 382 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.156
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows fifteen officers toasting around a table laid with decanters and fruit. A stout officer (identified in some sources as Abel Rous Dottin) gives the toast 'The King'. The Duke of York is drunkenly spilling his wine, while Captain Birch is seated beside him. The decanters or bottles on the table are labelled 'Champa[gne]', 'Claret', 'Burgundy'. Under the table are more bottles, and empty bottles lie on the ground, with broken glasses, a pineapple, and an orange.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Classification
Department
Century prints
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