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James Gillray
1756-1815
French liberty ; British slavery / Js. Gy. desn. et fect. pro bono publico.
[London] : Pubd. December 21st, 1792, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street, [1792]
etching, hand colored
image: 232 x 339 mm; plate mark: 249 x 350 mm; sheet: 281 x 384 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.603
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
A design in two compartments. On the left is a lean and ragged sansculotte, seated on a stool before an open hearth ravenously eating raw onions, while he warms his bare toes at the fire. He is rejoicing. On the right is an immensely fat Englishman carving a roast while complaining about taxation and starvation.
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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