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James Gillray
1756-1815
The happy mother / drawn by Lavinia Countess Spencer ; engraved by James Gillray.
London] : Pub'd Feby 27th 1787, by S. Vivares, Great Newport Street, [1787].
stipple engraving
image: 299 x 385 mm, oval; sheet: 379 x 495 mm
Peel 2252
Notes
Title and statement of responsibility from lettered state.
Library's copy is a proof before letters.
Trimmed within plate mark.
Library's copy is a proof before letters.
Trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Oval design shows a lady, at right, working at her embroidery as she turns to watch a child holding a bird at left.
Associated names
Spencer, Lavinia Spencer, Countess, 1762-1831, artist.
Vivares, Susanna, -1792, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Vivares, Susanna, -1792, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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