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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

[Sheridan] / JS ff.

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James Gillray
1756-1815

[Sheridan] / JS ff.

Published

[London] : Publish'd 29th June 1789, by J. Aitken, Castle Street, [1789]

etching, hand colored
plate mark: 178 x 114 mm; sheet: 185 x 118 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 1646
Notes
Printmaker identified by George as Gillray signing with James Sayers's initials.
Title assigned by George.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Sheridan stands, full-length, in profile to the left, holding out a document inscribed 'Charges against W: Hastings'. His left fist is clenched, his hat is under his arm, and he stands as if speaking at Hastings's trial, with a fierce and fixed expression.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department