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James Gillray
1756-1815
Governess with three children
[London] : [publisher not identified], [circa 1771-1785]
etching
image: 109 x 83 mm; plate mark: 117 x 94 mm; sheet: 147 x 118 mm
Peel 2272
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Attribution and date from the British Museum online catalog (see object no. 1851,0901.1346).
Attribution and date from the British Museum online catalog (see object no. 1851,0901.1346).
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows a governess sitting on the left at a round table, teaching three children maths, handing a coin to one; with toys on the floor and a picture of an infant Cupid under a tree reading a book, on the wall above.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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