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James Gillray
1756-1815
The Arch-duke [graphic] / drawn from life by Lieut. Swarts of the Imperial Regt. of Barco Hussars.
[London] : Pubd. Novr. 15th, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street, [1796]
etching, hand colored
image: 338 x 242 mm; plate mark: 360 x 256 mm; sheet: 372 x 268 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.615
Notes
"Lieut. Swarts" is a pseudonym of James Gillray.
Printmaker from George.
Printmaker from George.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows the Archduke Charles of Austria, directing military operations. He wears laced coat and waistcoat, with a star, and spurred jack-boots. He has a long pigtail queue; in his enormous cocked hat, one point of which hangs before his face, the other over his shoulders, is an olive-branch. In the background clouds of smoke rise from an invisible battle.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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