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James Gillray
1756-1815
Cupid / Js. Gillray d. & f.
[London] : Pubd May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, [1799]
etching, hand colored
image: 240 x 192 mm; plate mark: 248 x 198 mm; sheet: 353 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.665:5
Notes
At upper right: New pantheon, No. 4.
Plate no. 4 of a numbered set of 6 prints by Gillray caricaturing members of the Opposition party; set of caricatures accompanied by title page plate with title: New pantheon of democratic mythology.
Plate no. 4 of a numbered set of 6 prints by Gillray caricaturing members of the Opposition party; set of caricatures accompanied by title page plate with title: New pantheon of democratic mythology.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Nicholls, naked except for floating drapery, and with heavy, feathered wings, standing directed to the right, drawing the string of his bow. He stands on clouds which form a background.
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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