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James Gillray
1756-1815
The lord of the vineyard
Published
[London] : Pubd. April 3d 1783, by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand, [1783]
etching, hand colored
image: 308 x 230 mm; plate mark: 362 x 260 mm; sheet: 345 x 240 mm
Peel 2436
Notes
Attributed to Gillray by George.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows the Duke of Portland, the new prime minister, leans over the gate to "Portland Place" handing down to Fox and North their reward in the form of an enormous bunch of grapes. Fox grasps the whole bunch taking a bite out of it while North, standing on his tiptoes with his arms wide open, cannot reach it. (In the verses below the title, as in other satires on the Coalition, North is the badger.)
Associated names
Humphrey, William, ca. 1740-ca. 1810, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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