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James Gillray
1756-1815
The guardian genius of that good man and upright senator Sir George Saville Bart hovers with anxiety over the tomb ...
[London] : [publisher not identified], [1799]
aquatint
image: 136 x 108 mm, oval; plate mark: 254 x 205 mm; sheet: 267 x 218 mm
Peel 2240
Notes
Title from print.
"The print was commissioned and paid for (£5 5s. 0d. to Gillray for etching it) and probably designed by F. Hawkesworth of Hickleton Hall near Doncaster (himself an amateur etcher), the payment being sent in a letter dated 18 Nov. 1799."--George.
"The print was commissioned and paid for (£5 5s. 0d. to Gillray for etching it) and probably designed by F. Hawkesworth of Hickleton Hall near Doncaster (himself an amateur etcher), the payment being sent in a letter dated 18 Nov. 1799."--George.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows a sculptured monument to Sir George Savile against a stone wall. A life-like half length figure of Savile looking to the right is set in an alcove with inscriptions above and below. Cf. British Museum catalogue.
Associated names
Hawkesworth, Francis, patron.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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