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James Gillray
1756-1815
A democrat, or, Reason & philosophy
[London] : Pubd. March 1st 1793. by H. Humphrey, No 18. Old Bond Street, [1793]
etching, hand colored
image: 321 x 236 mm; plate mark: 349 x 250 mm; sheet: 492 x 326 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.468
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows Fox as a ragged sansculotte with bloodstained hands and a dagger dripping blood thrust in his belt, singing "Ca ira!" He capers, right hand on his hip, left hand held up, and a blast issues from his posteriors. On his forehead is a patch of sticking-plaster. He is unshaven and his body is of subhuman hairiness.
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon N. (Gordon Norton), 1915-1986, former owner.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon N. (Gordon Norton), 1915-1986, former owner.
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