The village train [graphic] / design'd & engrav'd by James Gillray.

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Title: The village train [graphic] / design'd & engrav'd by James Gillray.
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Contributor: Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Wilkinson, Robert, -approximately 1825, publisher.
Published / Created: 1784 June 4
Copyright Date: [4 June 1784]
Publication Place: [London]
Publisher: R. Wilkinson, No. 58 Cornhill
Abstract: "Man and woman dancing under a large tree, with bystanders seated watching in the shade, and other rustic festivities, including a boxing fight, taking place in the background; an oval composition."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description: Companion print to: "The deserted village."
Smaller image engraved below title, with a column of verse etched on either side: How often have I blest the coming day, when toil remitting lent its turn to play ...
Text at bottom of plate: To Miss Henrietta Gertrude Hotham, this plate and its companion are most respectfully dedicated by her most obedient humble servant, Robert Wilkinson.
Title etched below large oval-shaped image.
Extent: 1 print : stipple engraving with etching in bistre on laid paper ; sheet 41.6 x 54.2 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: still image
Genre: Genre prints--England--1784.
Stipple engravings--England--London--1784.
Subject (Name): Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Wilkinson, Robert, -approximately 1825, publisher.

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.
Citation: Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 372