Grace before meat, or, A peep at Lord Peter's [graphic].

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Title: Grace before meat, or, A peep at Lord Peter's [graphic].
Alternative Title: Peep at Lord Peter's
Contributor: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, attributed name.
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Published / Created: [approximately November 1778]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Sold by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Abstract: George III at table with the queen and seated between Lord and Lady Petre with nine other persons while a tall monk stands on the left saying grace. A crucifix and picture of a saint on the wall mark this as an anti-Catholic satire occasioned by the King's visit to Lord Petre in October of 1778 after the passing of the Catholic Relief Act
Description: Title etched below image.
Date from British Museum catalogue.
Also attributed to Gillray.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 26.2 x 37.7 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on lower edge.
Mounted on leaf 3 of volume 1 of 12.
Provenance: From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. 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 : plate mark 24.6 x 34.8 cm, on sheet 30 x 41 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1778
Etchings England London 1778
Material: etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Name): George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
Petre, Robert Edward Petre, Baron, 1742-1801
Subject (Topic): Anti-Catholicism
Prayer
Monks
Dining tables
Clothing & dress
Subjects: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Petre, Robert Edward Petre, Baron, 1742-1801 > Caricatures and cartoons
Anti-Catholicism
Prayer
Monks
Dining tables
Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
England > 1778
England > London > 1778
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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