An illustrious character [graphic]

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Title: An illustrious character [graphic]
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [1 November 1802]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd Novr. 1st, 1802, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, London
Abstract: "A bust portrait of the Duke of Clarence in profile to the left. He wears powdered hair with small tail, a cylindrical hat, high stock with a shirt-frill. He is caricatured, with heavy jowl, protruding lips, and small slanting eye: the manner, that of realistic, even suave, portraiture, makes the caricature more cruel."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Mounted on leaf 80 of volume 10 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 : oval image 17.8 x 15 cm, on plate 25.6 x 21 cm, on sheet 33.3 x 24 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1802
Etchings England London 1802
Aquatints England London 1802
Material: etching & aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
Subjects: William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1802
England > London > 1802
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

Access: Public
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