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Ralph Sneyd
The new rigatta / RS.
[London] : Pubd. by M. Darly, 39 Strand, Feb. 20 1777.
etching
plate mark: 246 x 351 mm, sheet: 221 x 327 mm
Peel 2290
Notes
Signed with monogram "RS".
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Three lines of text below title: 1 Prize. an entire new WIG, completely furnished with curls, cushion, feathers & & and free admittance to all public amusements. 2 prize. a new pair of CORKS ...
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Three lines of text below title: 1 Prize. an entire new WIG, completely furnished with curls, cushion, feathers & & and free admittance to all public amusements. 2 prize. a new pair of CORKS ...
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed "Ralph Sneyd" in pencil at lower left.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Three women, with mountainous and feathered headdresses sit, feet in the air and hands clasped under their kness, floating down the Thames, to the right, under the arches of a bridge, on their cork rumps. At far left are the heads of three men blowing the wind that makes the ladies float down the river. Five little ducks also appear on the water in the lower left corner. This print may refer to the regatta at Richmond.
Associated names
Darly, Matthias, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
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