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Grace, fashion, and Manners : from the life / design'd by an amateur ; Js. Gillray fecit.

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James Gillray
1756-1815

Grace, fashion, and Manners : from the life / design'd by an amateur ; Js. Gillray fecit.

London : Publish'd by G. Humphrey, 27 St James's Street, [ca. 1810]
etching, hand colored
image: 240 x 196 mm; plate mark: 256 x 205 mm; sheet: 377 x 270 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.662
Notes
Date suggested by George.
At head: Junctæque Nymphis Gratiæ decentes.
The subjects of Gillray's caricature are tentatively identified by George and Wright & Evans as the three eldest daughters of Sir William Manners (Lord Huntingtower) (1766-1833): Louisa, m. Sir J. Burke, 1816; Catherine Camilla, m. Sir George Sinclair 1816; Emily Frances, d. 1864.
Provenance

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary

Print shows three tall young women holding each other by the arm, their figures defined under trailing, high-waisted, short-sleeved, and low-necked muslin gowns. All are dressed alike with close-fitting caps, scarves twisted round the neck, and long gloves. All have parasols, but two are closed. There is a background of trees.

Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Department