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James Gillray
1756-1815
Membre de la Haute Court de Justice / Js. Gy.d. & f.
[London] : Pubd May 15th, 1798, by H Humphrey, 27 St James's Street, [1798]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.594
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[London] : Pubd. May 15th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, [1798]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes:
No. 8 in series of 12 satirical prints by Gillray 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.
At head of image: French habits, No. 8.
Summary:
Print shows Sir George Shuckburgh, in the white draperies with tricolour border and white cap of a Judge of the High Court, standing on a low platform of stone slabs.
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