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James Gillray
1756-1815
"Ah, grant a me von letel bite."
Published
London : Publishd. Decr. 1st, 1780, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand, [1 December 1780]
etching
plate mark: 187 x 140 mm; image: mm (circular); sheet: 20 x 16 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2314
Notes
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A foppishly dressed young man, intended to represent a starving Frenchman, is begging for a "letel bite" from a boy in a butcher's apron. The boy is holding a large bone in his hands and has a slab of beef ribs sticking out of his pocket.
Associated names
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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