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James Gillray
1756-1815
La belle espagnole, ou, La doublure de Madame Tallien / Js. Gy. d. et ft..
Published
[London] : H. Humphrey, 1796
engraving
image: 30.3 x 21 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2844
Notes
Trimmed to within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A handsome mixed race woman walks from left to right and slightly towards the spectator. Her hair is a halo of carefully arranged curls. She wears a high-waisted, trailing dress, defining her limbs, with a shoulder-scarf, bare arms and neck, and much jewellery. On the wall (right) half of a picture of 'Havanna' is visible.
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.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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