St. James's. St. Giles's [graphic]
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11791651
Description
- Title
- St. James's. St. Giles's [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- St. Giles's
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, publisher
- Contributor
- Wigstead, Henry, artist.
- Published / Created
- Jany. 1792.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd by T. Rowlandson, Strand
- Abstract
-
"Above are two fashionably dressed courtesans (three-quarter length) seated facing each other; one (right) holds a punch-bowl, the other, who looks at the spectator with a leer, holds a glass. Below, two burly women, prostitutes of the lowest type, stand together, full face, one (left) with her arm across the shoulders of the other."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from text etched below each image.
Design consists of two images on one plate.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Last digit of publication year in imprint changed from "2" to "3" in ink in contemporary hand; the letter "F" also written at end of imprint.
Mounted on leaf 52 of volume 4 of 14 volumes. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 26.3 x 18 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 4
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1792
Etchings England London 1792
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subjects
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England > 1792
England > London > 1792
18th century
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- 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.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12712816
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791651
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