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Mistaken road to Hereford
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Creator: | Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker. |
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1788 February 11 |
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H. Humphrey, New Bond Street |
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Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image.
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Abstract: |
"In a large room lit by candles in sconces, a round game is in progress. The guests are ladies, undergraduates, and elderly parsons, some sit in a circle, while others look over their heads. An elderly parson grovels on his hands and knees, putting his head under the petticoats of a lady who sits (left) with her hands raised in surprise. He acts at the direction of a boy (Prince William of Gloucester) wearing the gown of (?) a fellow commoner over a coat with a star, who stands (right) in profile to the left, stretching his right arm with an autocratic gesture; a spaniel licks his feet. A stout parson seated behind him on the extreme left scowls and clenches his fist at the scene. The lady (the Duchess of Gloucester) sits between a fashionably dressed undergraduate wearing the gown of (?) a fellow commoner, and a stout parson who holds up his hands in astonishment. The undergraduates and some of the parsons appear amused, others frown disapprovingly. On the extreme left is a small round table on which are two candles and playing-cards."--British Museum online catalogue.
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Physical Description: |
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.8 x 35.4 cm
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Object ID: | 11811249 |
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