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James Gillray
1756-1815
The country politicians
[London] : Publish'd Jany. 11, 1784, 227 Strand, London by W. Humphrey, [1784].
etching with engraving, hand colored
image: 101 x 165 mm; plate mark: 108 x 167 mm; sheet: 113 x 176 mm
Peel 2319
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Printmaker from George.
Originally issued March 7, 1777; believed to be Gillray's first etching.
At head of image: The Parson, Barber & the Squire, / Three Social Souls who News admire.
Library's copy has date "Jany. 11, 1784" scratched out and "Mar 7th 1777" written over it in ink.
Originally issued March 7, 1777; believed to be Gillray's first etching.
At head of image: The Parson, Barber & the Squire, / Three Social Souls who News admire.
Library's copy has date "Jany. 11, 1784" scratched out and "Mar 7th 1777" written over it in ink.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Three men are seated around a table, including, from left to right, a squire wearing spectacles and reading aloud from the Daily Advertiser, a parson in the center smoking a pipe and raising a glass of punch, and a barber with his wig askew on the right.
Associated names
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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