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A storm / Loutherbourg del. ; J. Penn fecit.

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James Gillray
1756-1815

A storm / Loutherbourg del. ; J. Penn fecit.

[London] : Publish'd March 29th, 1786, by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand , [1786].
aquatint
image: 273 x 378 mm; sheet: 314 x 412 mm
Peel 2249
Notes
Title from item.
Trimmed within plate mark.
Inscriptions/Markings
The signature of "J. Penn" (a pseudonym of James Gillray) at lower right has been crossed-out in pencil and the name of "Gillray" has been written in below.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Landscape under a dark and stormy sky; in the foreground at center, a shepherd with his sheep and three cows are shown fleeing the storm over rocky terrain.

Associated names
Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740-1812, artist.
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints