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Egalité
[England?] : [publisher not identified], [17--]
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sheet: 328 x 260 mm
Peel 1817
Notes
Title from item.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows two little boys balanced on a see-saw which consists of a plank on a piller with two legs topped by two Janus-like faces, seen in profile, with the word "Egalité" accross the base. The boy at right is richly dressed in a cloak and brimmed hat with feathers, and carries an épée; the boy at right is humbly attired in simple cape and bonnet rouge, and carries a large brush and pick.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
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