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James Gillray
1756-1815
Death of the Corsican-fox : scene the last, of the royal-hunt / Js Gillray. inv & fect.
London : Pubd July 20th 1803, by H. Humphrey, St James Street, [1803]
etching and aquatint, hand colored
image: 242 x 344 mm; trimmed sheet: 254 x 353 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.623
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows King George III as a huntsman, holding up to a pack of hounds a fox with the head of Napoleon. The hounds' collars are inscribed with names of navall leaders "Nelson," "Sydney S. Gardner," "Cornwallis." Men on horseback led by William Pitt, gallop towards king.
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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