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James Gillray
1756-1815
A witch upon a mount's edge : Vide: Fuzelli.
[London] : Pubd. Octr. 17th 1791 by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street, [1791]
etching, hand colored
image: 272 x 187 mm; plate mark: 272 x 187 mm; sheet: 421 x 266 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.388
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By James Gillray.
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Lady Mount-Edgcumbe as a witch sitting on a rocky mound overlooking the sea, her seat being a bundle of brooms. She supports her chin and nose on her right hand, the elbow resting on her knee. Her left arm is outstretched, pointing, her finger-nails are talons. Her hair blows out behind her from a bald forehead, and is on fire, the smoke rising into the sky. A frog at her feet looks up at her. Behind is the sea with ships in full sail, indicating the view from Mount-Edgcumbe, Plymouth.
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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