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Isaac Cruikshank
1756?-1811?
The manner in which Mendoza caught Humphries twice, & generously laid him down without taking advantage of his situation
Published
London : Pub. Octr 9th 1790 by S.W. Fores, No 3 Piccadilly , [1790]
etching
image 230 x 346 mm; plate mark: 273 x 370 ; sheet: 289 x 390 mm
Peel 2682
Notes
Title from item; printmaker from British Museum online catalog.
Formerly attributed to James Gillray.
Entire imprint statement reads: London Pub. Octr 9th 1790 by S.W. Fores, No 3 Piccadilly where may be seen the largest Collection of Caracatures [sic] in the Kingdom admittance 1 shill.
Formerly attributed to James Gillray.
Entire imprint statement reads: London Pub. Octr 9th 1790 by S.W. Fores, No 3 Piccadilly where may be seen the largest Collection of Caracatures [sic] in the Kingdom admittance 1 shill.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Humphreys standing on the left, one fist raised, the other around the shoulders of his opponent who grasps him around the body and falls back against his knee, looking upwards weakly, with Butcher holding a water bottle and Johnson standing second on the left, Ward second to Humphreys and Jackson holding a bottle, while the umpires Duke of Hamilton, Arston and Sir Thomas Apreece stand with watches on the right and a crowd of spectators watch below. Cf. British Museum online catalog.
Associated names
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, attributed name.
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
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Classification
Department
Century prints
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