A master of ceremonies [graphic] : sketch'd at the castle, Richmond.

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Title: A master of ceremonies [graphic] : sketch'd at the castle, Richmond.
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Contributor: Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: 1803 January 10
Copyright Date: [10 January 1803]
Publication Place: [London]
Publisher: H. Humprey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Abstract: "A middle-aged man in gold-laced coat and waistcoat, with powdered hair and pigtail, bows stiffly in profile to the left. with a grimace of pleased surprise. He puts his right. hand across his breast, holds a tricorne hat at arm's length, and extends a pointed r. toe. A boarded floor and a wall form a background."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description: Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image.
Extent: 1 print : etching & stipple engraving with roulette on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.8 x 20.7 cm, on sheet 27.2 x 21.8 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: still image
Genre: Etchings--England--London--1803.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1803.
Stipple engravings--England--London--1803.
Watermarks (Paper)--J. Whatman--1811.--CtY-BR
Subject (Name): Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10157