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Mary Stokes
A Paris beau / Miss Mary Stokes delt. ; [Gillray].
Published
[London] : H. Humphrey ; 1794.
engraving
image: 23.5 x 14.5 cm; sheet: 24 x 15 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2833
Notes
Trimmed to within plate mark.
A companion print to Peel 2834 (BM 8431), "A Paris belle."
Design in an irregular oval.
A companion print to Peel 2834 (BM 8431), "A Paris belle."
Design in an irregular oval.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A Frenchman (bust) glares to the r. showing his teeth fiercely. He has long unkempt hair, a bristly beard, and wears a bonnet rouge with blood with a tricolour cockade, and a ear-ring; his sleeve is splashed with blood.
Associated names
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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