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James Gillray
Old Q
Published
[London] : Pubd Jany 1811 by Wm Holland, 11 Cockspur St., [Jany 1811]
engraving with stipple
image: 177 x 154 mm; plate mark: 200 x 174 mm; sheet: 214 x 189 mm
Peel 1945
Notes
Lettered "Pubd Jany 1811 by Wm Holland, 11 Cockspur St."
Title from text and design contained within image. The 'Q' is formed from ancathus scrolls arranged around the figure's head. Cf. British Museum catalog online.
Title from text and design contained within image. The 'Q' is formed from ancathus scrolls arranged around the figure's head. Cf. British Museum catalog online.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
The head, in which the right eyelid is visible, appears to be copied and enlarged from that in Gillray's 'Push-Pin'. A sprig of (?) box projects from the upper part of the conventional scroll.
Associated names
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, After.
Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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