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A fish woman crying her wares

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James Gillray
1756-1815

A fish woman crying her wares

Published

[England?] : [publisher not identified], [1803?]

wood engraving
image: 88 x 68 mm; sheet: 122 x 98 mm
Peel 1999
Notes
Title derived by cataloger.
Working proof.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

A fish woman crying her wares outside a building with a leaded widow and a low arch. She is dressed in rags, a basket of fish on her head and handful of fish at her side; her left hand is raised to her mouth to aid her ciries. Cf. British Musem online catalog.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Bibliography

Godfrey, Richard. "Four wood engravings by James Gillray." Print Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1 (March 1984), pages 51-53.

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