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James Gillray
1756-1815
Grace before meat, or, a peep at Lord Peter's
[London] : Sold by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand, [approximately November 1778]
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image: 234 x 345 mm; plate mark: 249 x 355 mm; sheet: 265 x 371 mm
Peel 2299
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Date from George.
Attributed to Gillray by Grego.
Attributed to Gillray by Grego.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
George III at table with the queen and seated between Lord & Lady Petre with 9 other persons while a tall monk stands on the left saying grace. A crucifix and picture of a saint on the wall mark this as an anti-Catholic satire occasioned by the King's visit to Lord Petre in October of 1778 after the passing of the Catholic Relief Act.
Associated names
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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