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James Gillray
1756-1815
The York reverence, or, City loyalty amply rewarded
[London] : Pubd Decr 27th 1791 by H Humphrey, No 18 Old Bond Street, [1791]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.595
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[London] : Pubd. Decr. 27th 1791 by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street, [1791]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Printmaker from George and Wright.
Summary:
Print shows the Duke and Duchess of York receiving the address of the City on their marriage, the Mayor, &c, being represented as bulls on their hind legs, wearing livery-gowns. A braying ass on the extreme right reads the 'City Address to their Royal Highness . . .' The Duke stands on the edge or the dais, making an extravagantly low bow; the Duchess on his right sinks in a curtsey so low tha her petticoats take the form of a circular cushion from the centre of which her head emerges. Behind them is a chair of State surmounted by crown.
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