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James Gillray
1756-1815
Half natural
[London] : Pubd August 1, 1799, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street, [1799]
etching, hand colored
image: 247 x 181 mm; plate mark: 250 x 186 mm; sheet: 260 x 192 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.171
Notes
By James Gillray.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Full length portrait of Sir Lumley Skeffington in a round hat, powdered hair, with dark whiskers, a much-wrinkled Jean de Bry coat, breeches, and top-boots with spike toes. His coat-collar and shoulders are thickly coated with hair-powder and he faces a path which leads to a distant gibbet.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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