Very slippy-weather [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Very slippy-weather [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- St. James's Street
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [10 February 1808]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd February 10th, 1808, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
-
In front of Humphrey's print shop window, a man sits on the pavement, having fallen backwards; his legs are splayed up, his wig is falling off, and coins spill from his pockets. The man's predicament is unobserved by four men studying the Gillray prints displayed in the shop window, each identifiable: a gentleman with a quizzing glass held to his eye; a military officer; a coachman; and a young dustman carrying a pair of skates under his arm, his nose eaten away by syphilis. From the cobblestone street a dog looks at the man. Through the shop door, two men, one an obese cleric, are shown examining a print
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
One of a set of seven weather-themed prints with the same signature and imprint, all etched by Gillray from drawings by Sneyd. See British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark. - Provenance
- Leverhulme-Auchincloss; May 1954;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 27 x 21 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 808.02.10.06
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1808
Etchings England London 1808 - Material
- etching with stipple ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
England
London - Subject (Name)
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817.
- Subject (Topic)
-
City & town life
Clergy
Coach drivers
Falling
Merchandise displays
Military officers
British
Older people
People associated with commercial & service activities
Prints
Syphilis
Stores & shops
Thermometers
Weather
Window displays
Printing industry - Subjects
-
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817
City & town life
Clergy
Coach drivers
Falling
Merchandise displays > England > London > 1800-1810
Military officers > British
Older people
People associated with commercial & service activities
Prints
Syphilis
Stores & shops
Thermometers
Weather
Window displays
Printing industry > England > London > 1800-1810
England > 1808
England > London > 1808
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
- 8803094
- Object ID (OID)
- 15814100