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James Gillray
1756-1815
The village train / design'd & engrav'd by James Gillray.
[London] : Publish'd June 4th 1784 by Rt. Wilkinson No 58 Cornhill, [1784].
stipple engraving
image: 306 x 379 mm, oval; sheet: 421 x 520 mm
Peel 2262
Notes
Title and statement of responsibility from lettered state.
With two columns comprising ten lines of verse from Oliver Goldsmith's poem, "The deserted village", below image and publication details.
Issued as a companion piece to Gillray's print "The deserted village."
Library's copy is a proof before letters; printed in brown ink.
Trimmed within plate mark.
With two columns comprising ten lines of verse from Oliver Goldsmith's poem, "The deserted village", below image and publication details.
Issued as a companion piece to Gillray's print "The deserted village."
Library's copy is a proof before letters; printed in brown ink.
Trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Oval design shows a man and woman dancing under a large tree, with bystanders seated watching in the shade, and other rustic festivities, including a boxing fight, taking place in the background.
Associated names
Wilkinson, Robert, -approximately 1825, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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