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James Gillray
1756-1815
Les membres du Conseil des anciens / Js. Gy. d. & ft.
[London] : Pubd. April 18th, 1798, by H. Humphrey 27 St. James's Street, [1798]
etching with stipple, hand colored
image: 251 x 192 mm; plate mark: 264 x 194 mm; sheet: 278 x 219 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.121
Notes
At head of image: French habits, no 2.
No. 2 in series of 12 satirical prints depicting Whig party members attired in the various official costumes of the French state. Full series title from plate no. 1: Habits of new French legislators and other public functionaries.
No. 2 in series of 12 satirical prints depicting Whig party members attired in the various official costumes of the French state. Full series title from plate no. 1: Habits of new French legislators and other public functionaries.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Norfolk, and the Duke of Grafton wearing the dress of the Conseil des anciens: a violet robe and cap, with a scarlet sash, over which hangs a white cloak in classical folds, the border of robe and cloak being embroidered in red.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Classification
Department
Century prints
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