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James Gillray
1756-1815
The shadow of a duke / Js. Gy. desn. et fect.
Published
[London] : H. Humphrey, 1795.
hand colored etching
image: 30 x 20.8 cm; sheet: 35.5 x 24.8 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2862
Notes
Trimmed to plate mark.
Etching is slightly aquatinted.
Subject may be Douglas, 8th Duke of Hamilton.
Etching is slightly aquatinted.
Subject may be Douglas, 8th Duke of Hamilton.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A man walks away from the spectator, slightly to the r., showing a whiskered r. cheek.
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.
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