James Gillray
1756-1815
A man playing a wind instrument
Published
[England?] : [publisher not identified], [1803?]
wood engraving
image: 75 x 51 mm; sheet: 143 x 102 mm
Peel 2001
Notes
Title derived by cataloger.
Working proof.
Working proof.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A man playing a wind instrument, standing whole length to right in front of a brick wall. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, his hair long and loose, a ragged coat and large boots falling around his ankles. Triangular indentations at the edge of the block on either side and at the right-hand edge of the lower side.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Bibliography
Godfrey, Richard. "Four wood engravings by James Gillray." Print Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1 (March 1984), pages 51-53.
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