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Gentle Manners with affections mild, in wit a man, simplicity a child

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James Gillray
1756-1815

Gentle Manners with affections mild, in wit a man, simplicity a child

[London] : Pubd. Novr. 4th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, St. James Street, [1798]
etching, hand colored
image: 234 x 171 mm; trimmed sheet: 265 x 184 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.640
Provenance

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary

Print shows a man tentatively identified by George as Gen. Robert Manners (1758-1832), walking in profile to the left, his hands clasped behind his back, a cane under his arm. He wears a round hat, small pigtail, and plain, old-fashioned dress.

Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon N. (Gordon Norton), 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Department