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James Gillray
1756-1815
What a cur 'tis! / .
[London] : Pubd. June 9th 1795 by H. Humphrey, N. 37 New Bond Street, [1795]
etching, hand colored
image: 264 x 239 mm; plate mark: 298 x 250 mm; sheet: 312 x 270 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.189
Notes
By James Gillray.
Below caption title: Done from an Original Drawing by a British Officer - & publish'd as a Guide to Preferment.
Below caption title: Done from an Original Drawing by a British Officer - & publish'd as a Guide to Preferment.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Lord Howe in an armchair, reading a 'Gazette' headed 'June Ist 1795'. He wears naval uniform, with a hat, smokes a long pipe and scowls meditatively. A dog with the head of Sir Roger Curtis grovels at his feet, kissing his right toe; he has a collar inscribed 'Black Dick's Dog'. Behind Howe is a row of windows close together, with a view of the sea and ships. Beneath the windows is a broad shelf on which are wine-bottles, a sextant, and a punch-bowl. On a table at Howe's right hand are a glass of wine and a plan of Torbay.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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