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Ancient and modern lancers / (Paul Pry) Esqr. del. et sculpt. [W. Heath].

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William Heath
1795-1840

Ancient and modern lancers / (Paul Pry) Esqr. del. et sculpt. [W. Heath].

Published

[London] : T. McLean, 1828.

hand colored engraving
8 3/8 x 12 15/16 inches; with border: 9 5/8 x 14 inches
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2100
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

A man in armour, his visor up, showing fiercely glaring eyes and a heavy moustache, stands (left) holding a massive tilting-lance and wearing a long cross-hiked sword. His armour bristles with spikes, and is worn over wide slashed breeches. His modern counterpart is dandified, and by implication a carpet-knight; he stares through a monocle at his predecessor, holding his chapska with the plume sweeping the floor. He is wasp-waisted, with a crest of curled hair, and has heavy epaulets and aiguillettes. Printed above the design, "Contrasts. Pt 1st."

Associated names
Heath, William, 1795-1840, engraver.
McLean, T. (Thomas), publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department