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James Gillray
London sportsmen marking game
Alnwick : Printed and published by W. Davison, [between 1812 and 1817]
etching
image: 135 x 220 mm; sheet: 187 x 266 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.679
Notes
Date suggested by Isaac and by BM record for another popular print by Davison.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark at head of image.
After a caricature by James Gillray (BM 9596) entitled: Cockney-sportsmen marking game.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark at head of image.
After a caricature by James Gillray (BM 9596) entitled: Cockney-sportsmen marking game.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows a man accompanied by two dogs advancing on tiptoe towards the carcass of a horse beset by many crows: he holds his gun reversed, and it goes off, peppering the rump of his friend who is being overturned by one of the dogs while crossing a stile.
Associated names
Gillray, James, 1756-1815. Cockney-sportsmen marking game.
Davison, William, 1780-1858, publisher.
Davison, William, 1780-1858, printer.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Davison, William, 1780-1858, publisher.
Davison, William, 1780-1858, printer.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Classification
Department
Century prints
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