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James Gillray
1756-1815
A corner near the Bank, or, An example for fathers / Js. Gy. desn. et fect.
[London] : Pubd. Sept. 26th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street, [1797]
etching, hand colored
image: 329 x 261 mm; plate mark: 363 x 265 mm; sheet: 445 x 298 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.429
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows an elderly man, bent to deformity, thin and shambling, in profile to the left, follows two flamboyant prostitutes who walk arm-in-arm, looking behind them. He supports himself on a walking-stick; from his pocket protrudes a book: 'Modest Prints'. The women's dresses trail on the pavement, but one lifts her skirt to display her legs.
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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