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James Gillray
1756-1815
Governor Wall's ghost! / J.L.R. Inv. & pinxt ; Js. Gy. ft.
[London] : Pubd July 21st 1802, by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street, [1802]
etching and aquatint, hand colored
image: 340 x 243 mm; plate mark: 352 x 253 mm; sheet: 374 x 272 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.321
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows a street scene lit by a lamp projecting from a high brick wall: 'Maiden Lane'. Governor Wall is depicted as a tall man, very thin and pale, wearing spectacles, and carrying a cane in his right hand. His shoulders are thickly sprinkled with powder. He terrifies an Irish fishwife, who is turning away with a terrified stare, saying, "Governor Wall's Ghost! - [the only title] by J .... s!" while basket of fish falls to the ground. Beside her a tunnel penetrates the wall, slanting down from the street-level, under an arch inscribed 'Cyder Cell[ars]', a famous night-resort in Maiden Lane.
Associated names
J. L. R., designer.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Department
Century prints
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