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True nobility of blood, a scene at Brighton
Published
[London] : [Bon ton magazine], [1791]
engraving
image: 141 x 95 mm; sheet: 172 x 110 mm
Peel 1655
Notes
Caption title.
Illustration from the Bon ton magazine, i, 265 (1791). Cf. George.
Inspired by a brawl between Lord Barrymore and a hairdresser, which took place in the street in Brighton in 1791.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Illustration from the Bon ton magazine, i, 265 (1791). Cf. George.
Inspired by a brawl between Lord Barrymore and a hairdresser, which took place in the street in Brighton in 1791.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows three men attacking a fourth with their fists; the fourth man stands beneath a window from which the Prince of Wales regards the scene and extends an admonishing hand.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
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