"Gentle manners, with affections mild, "in wit a man, simplicity a child [graphic].

Found In:

Lewis Walpole Library > "Gentle manners, with affections mild, "in wit a man, simplicity a child [graphic].

10941246

Description

Title: "Gentle manners, with affections mild, "in wit a man, simplicity a child [graphic].
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [4 November 1798]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. Novr. 4th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
Abstract: "General Manners walks in profile to the left, with knees flexed, bending forward, his hands clasped behind his back, a cane under his arm. He wears a round hat, small pigtail, and plain, old-fashioned dress."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Men -- Walking staves -- Literature: quotation from Epitaph on John Gay by Alexander Pope (1688-1744).
Watermark: J Whatman.
Provenance: Old Print Shop; 1961.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 26 x 17 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1798
Etchings England London 1798
Watermarks (Paper) J Whatman
Material: etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Manners, Robert, 1758-1832
Subjects: Manners, Robert, 1758-1832 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1798
England > London > 1798
J Whatman
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.