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James Gillray
1756-1815
"Oh that this too too solid flesh would melt"
Published
[London] : Pubd. March 20th, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street, [1791]
etching with stipple, hand colored
image: 178 x 197 mm; sheet: 221 x 250 mm
Peel 2719
Notes
At right of caption title: Design'd for the Shakespeare Gallery.
No plate mark.
By James Gillray.
No plate mark.
By James Gillray.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows a very short and corpulent woman standing with her handkerchief raised towards her face as if to mop it. Her left arm is clasped by a man of similar proportions, who kneels in profile to the left, looking up at her with a pained expression.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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