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James Gillray
1756-1815
Pylades & Orestes / Js. Gy. ad vivam fect.
[London] : Pubd. April 1st, 1797, by H. Humphrey, New Bond & St. James's Street, [1797]
etching, hand colored
image: 354 x 258 mm; plate mark: 366 x 264 mm; sheet: 446 x 322 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.422
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows the stout Prince of Orange shufflling along the pavement, holding the arm of his thin secretary, Nassalin. His eye is almost closed, his right hand, holding a stick, is thrust in his coat pocket. Both are plainly dressed, wearing powdered hair with small tails, and round hats with broad brims. Nassalin is hunchbacked.
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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