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James Gillray
1756-1815
The deserted village / design'd & engrav'd by James Gillray.
[London] : Publish'd June 4th 1784 by Rt Wilkinson No 58 Cornhill, [1784]
Peel 2260
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[London] : Publish'd June 4th 1784 by Rt. Wilkinson No 58 Cornhill, [1784].
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Caption title.
With two columns comprising ten lines of verse from Oliver Goldsmith's poem, "The deserted village", below image and publication details; with a vignette of a cupid holding an empty nest and a down-turned torch between the two columns of verse.
"To Miss Henrietta Gertrude Hotham, this plate and the companion are most respectfully dedicated, by her most obedient humble servant Robert Wilkinson".
Companion to Gillray's print "The village train."
Summary:
Oval design shows a father and daughter taking their leave of the village in the foreground as she says her farewell to her lover, with other families preparing to emigrate in the background.
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