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James Gillray
1756-1815
L'Avocat de la Republique / Js. Gy. d. & ft.
[London] : Pubd May 21st 1798, by H. Humphrey, 27, St James's Street, [1798]
etching and aquatint, hand colored
image: 256 x 203 mm; plate mark: 260 x 194 mm; sheet: 334 x 274 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.611
Notes
No. 7 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. 7.
At head of image: French habits, No. 7.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Erskine with a sheaf of papers in his right hand, his left held out in a declamatory gesture. He wears a long gown over a black tunic and sash, with a broad white collar. His advocate's wig has a red patch on the crown of his head. His shoes have bunches of tricolour ribbons. He stands on a flagged floor facing a part of the floor paved in black and white, where the judges may be presumed to sit; their presence is indicated by heavy cast shadows.
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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