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A democrat, or, Reason & philosophy

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James Gillray
1756-1815
A democrat, or, Reason & philosophy
[London] : Pubd March 1st 1793 by H Humphrey, No 18 Old Bond Street, [1793]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.468
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[London] : Pubd. March 1st 1793. by H. Humphrey, No 18. Old Bond Street, [1793]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Print shows Fox as a ragged sansculotte with bloodstained hands and a dagger dripping blood thrust in his belt, singing "Ca ira!" He capers, right hand on his hip, left hand held up, and a blast issues from his posteriors. On his forehead is a patch of sticking-plaster. He is unshaven and his body is of subhuman hairiness.

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Gillray, James
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Drawings and Prints