James Gillray
1756-1815
A man wearing a smock
Published
[England?] : [publisher not identified], [1803?]
wood engraving
image: 97 x 74 mm; sheet: 167 x 138 mm
Peel 2002
Notes
Title derived by cataloger.
Working proof.
Working proof.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A man wearing a smock, holding a pitchfork in his right hand and a large tankard from which he drinks in his left. An older man, facing the first and smoking a long pipe, leans over the half door of a cottage; a tumble-down fence and a tree beyond. Cf. British Musem online catalog.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Bibliography
Godfrey, Richard. "Four wood engravings by James Gillray." Print Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1 (March 1984), pages 51-53.
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