James Gillray
1756-1815
Patern-staff : Weymouth 1797
Published
[London] : Pubd. Novr. 3d, 1797, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, [1797]
etching, hand-colored
sheet 26 x 17 cm.
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2981
Notes
Printmaker from BM Satires.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
"An officer stands in back view, with his elbows akimbo, holding a small cane. He is thin and knock-kneed, with stick-like legs, his feet splayed outwards. He wears a plumed cocked hat, a sash round his small waist, spurred boots, and a sabre."--British Museum online catalogue.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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