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James Gillray
1756-1815
Wide-awake
London : Publish'd November 1st 1806 by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street, [1806]
etching, hand colored
image: 242 x 204 mm; plate mark: 257 x 210 mm; sheet: 295 x 229 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.339
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By James Gillray.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows an elderly man sitting beside the fireplace in a prosperously appointed room. He has been suddenly awakened by two squalling cats behind him, and registers surprise and terror, with both hands raised, and the bandanna which covered his face flung back in his alarm.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon N. (Gordon Norton), 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon N. (Gordon Norton), 1915-1986, former owner.
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