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James Gillray
1756-1815
[Lord Thurlow] / JS ff.
Published
[London] : Pubd. June 27th 1789, by J. Aitken, Castle Street, Leicester Fields, [1789]
etching, hand-colored
plate mark: 177 x 126 mm; sheet: 195 x 137 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2689
Notes
Printmaker identified by George as Gillray signing with James Sayers's initials.
Title from BM Satires.
Title from BM Satires.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
The Chancellor seated on the woolsack in profile to the right staring fixedly. His legs are crossed and his hands are on his knees.
Associated names
Aitken, James, active 1788-1802, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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