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James Gillray
1756-1815
How to ride with elegance thro' the streets
London : Publish'd April 8th, 1800, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street, [1800]
etching, hand colored
image: 293 x 248 mm; plate mark: 333 x 250 mm; sheet: 348 x 269 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.634
Notes
Two lines of verse below title: "Tis not in mortals to command success, Arrah! But we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it."
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows a handsome and fashionable young man, identified as Montague James Mathew, riding a spirited horse with cropped ears over a pavement of small stones. He is round-shouldered and rides with hands and feet thrust forward, a cane resting on his right shoulder.
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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