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A meeting of umbrellas / P.V. delin. ; J. Kent fecit.

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James Gillray
1756-1815

A meeting of umbrellas / P.V. delin. ; J. Kent fecit.

Published

[London] : Pubd. Jan 25 1782 by W. Humphrey 227 Strand, [1782]

etching and engraving
image: 191 x 165 mm; sheet: 217 x 165 mm
Peel 2366
Notes
Printmaker from George.
Library's copy closely trimmed within platemark.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Three men, each holding up an umbrella, meet and seem to find difficulty in passing. An officer, his hair in a long pigtail queue, walks (left to right), his umbrella held in his right hand and resting on his left shoulder. A lean man, holding his umbrella high, and with tasselled cane in his left hand, advances from the right. Between them, his umbrella resting on his right shoulder, a plainly dressed citizen stands full face, holding out his left hand as if to prevent a collision between the other two. A stone wall forms the background. Cf. British Museum online catalogue.

Associated names
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints