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James Gillray
1756-1815
The power of beauty, St. Cecilia charming the brute, or, The seduction of the Welch ambassador
[London] : Pubd. Feby th [sic] 1792 by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street, [1792]
etching, hand colored
image: 250 x 352 mm; plate mark: 250 x 352 mm; sheet: 267 x 370 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.209
Notes
By James Gillray.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Lady Cecilia Johnston seated in an armchair and kissing the nose of a large goat (possibly intended to represent Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn) which puts a hoof on her chest.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Department
Century prints
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