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A natural crop, alias, a Norfolk dumpling

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James Gillray
1756-1815

A natural crop, alias, a Norfolk dumpling

[London] : Pubd. Sepr. 21st, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street, [1791]
etching
image: 170 x 130 mm; plate: 180 x 144 mm; sheet: 196 x 159 mm
Peel 2743
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

A full length caricature of the Duke of Norfolk, facing right; in his left hand is the baton of Earl Marshal; his right hand is in his waistcoat pocket. He wears top-boots, a slouched hat, and his hair is closely cropped. Earlier caricatures show the Duke wearing his own hair without powder, hanging on his neck.

Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department