The shadow of a duke [graphic]

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Title: The shadow of a duke [graphic]
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [25 June 1795]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. June 25th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, N. 37 New Bond Street
Abstract: "A man walks away from the spectator, slightly to the right, showing a whiskered right cheek. He wears a high round hat with a curved brim, sparrow-tail coat, and spurred top-boots. His shoulders are sprinkled with hair-powder (see BMSat 8190, &c). In his right hand is a riding-switch. He is in shadow. On the extreme right is the arm and left leg of a man in the exact position of his shadow, dressed in the same way."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Male dress, 1795.
1 print : etching with aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 35.5 x 25.0 cm, on sheet 46.9 x 29.4 cm.
Mounted on leaf 73 of volume 8 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 35.6 x 25.1 cm, on sheet 46 x 30 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1795
Etchings England London 1795
Material: etching with aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Name): Hamilton, Douglas Hamilton, Duke of, 1756-1799
Thornton, Thomas, 1757-1823
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Subjects: Hamilton, Douglas Hamilton, Duke of, 1756-1799 > Caricatures and cartoons
Thornton, Thomas, 1757-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Clothing & dress > England > 1790-1800
England > 1795
England > London > 1795
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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