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Paradise regain,d / SB [monogram].

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James Gillray
1756-1815

Paradise regain,d / SB [monogram].

Published

London : Publish'd as the act directs by G. Humphrey, No. 48 Long Acre, 20 Feb. 1784.

etching
image 185 x 289 mm (oval); plate mark: 209 x 303 mm; sheet: 209 x 305 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2482
Notes
Title from item.
Signed in image "SB". Attribution to James Gillray from BM Satires.
With "No. 2" printed at bottom right.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

In an outdoor setting, Charles Fox, with his hands clasped as in prayer, pronounces his adoration for a demure looking Mrs. Robinson, who stands next to him while an amused Prince of Wales watches them from behind a tree.

Associated names
Humphrey, G., fl. ca. 1820, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints