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James Gillray
1756-1815
The twin stars, Castor & Pollux / Js. Gillray d. & ft.
[London] : Pubd. May 7th 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St James's Street, [1799]
etching, hand colored
image: 240 x 188 mm; plate mark: 250 x 188 mm; sheet: 351 x 290 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.665:6
Notes
At upper right: New pantheon, No. 5.
Plate no. 5 of a numbered set of 6 prints by Gillray caricaturing members of the Opposition party; set of caricatures accompanied by title page plate with title: New pantheon of democratic mythology.
Plate no. 5 of a numbered set of 6 prints by Gillray caricaturing members of the Opposition party; set of caricatures accompanied by title page plate with title: New pantheon of democratic mythology.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows two corpulent men, identified as George Barclay and Charles Sturt, with arms interlaced, tripping through space, their heads turned in profile to the right, naked except for a piece of floating drapery. One (left) holds up a frothing tankard of Berkley Ale, the other a foaming goblet, tankard and goblet being the centre of a pointed star.
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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