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James Gillray
1756-1815
The famous battle between Richard Humphreys & Daniel Mendoza, fought at Odiham in Hampshire, January 9th, 1788 ...
Published
London : Pud. Jany. 11th, 1788 by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Picadilly, [1788]
etching
image: 262 x 389 mm; sheet: 320 x 404 mm
Peel 2683
Notes
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
The etched inscriptions at the bottom of the plate identified the characters in the design, along with description of scene and Latin motto.
The etched inscriptions at the bottom of the plate identified the characters in the design, along with description of scene and Latin motto.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
"Humphreys on the left, Mendoza on the right, squaring up in a boxing pen, with Trink in the left foreground holding a bottle, Jonson behind Humphreys, Moravia and Allen standing with pocket watches on the left and Jacobs and Isaacs standing behind Mendoza, a large crowd of spectators below."--British Museum online catalogue.
Associated names
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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