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.
etching and engraving
image: 191 x 165 mm; sheet: 217 x 165 mm
Peel 2366
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Printmaker from George.
Library's copy closely trimmed within platemark.

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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.

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