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James Gillray
1756-1815
The finishing touch
[London] : Pubd. Sepr. 29th 1791 by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street, [1791]
etching, hand colored
image: 250 x 177 mm; plate mark: 276 x 177 mm; sheet: 425 x 261 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.381
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Lady Archer seated at her dressing-table, applying rouge to her cheek with a brush. Her painted cheek is blotched with drink. She is dressed for driving, wearing a coat of masculine cut, and a skirt which is short enough to show stockings above laced half-boots. A high-crowned hat trimmed with feathers is poised on her hair and on her hooked nose glasses are perched.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon N. (Gordon Norton), 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon N. (Gordon Norton), 1915-1986, former owner.
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