A peep over the garden wall in Berkeley Square [graphic]

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Title: A peep over the garden wall in Berkeley Square [graphic]
Creator: Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [17 March 1794]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publd. 17 March 1794 by H. Humphrey
Abstract: The equestrian statue of George III dressed as Marcus Aurelius stands behind the brick wall of Lansdowne House in Berkeley Square, London, watching the assembly in the garden through a spy-glass. Above the wall, hats with French republican cockades are being waved while invisible speakers express support shouting "Vive Barrere," and "C̦a ira," in reference to Lord Lansdowne's failed motion for peace with France in February 1794. In the background is the facade of the house
Description: Title etched below image.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
One of a set of seven prints "Outlines of the Opposition ..."; see British Museum catalogue.
1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 30.4 x 24 cm, on sheet 33.2 x 25.9 cm.
Mounted on leaf 62 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Provenance: Bequeathed by James Sayers to his sister and later given to Lord Eldon. Purchased from Christie's sale of Fine Books and Manuscripts, lot 305, 19 June 2012, with Lord Eldon's notebook (now LWL Mss Vol. 202).
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 30.2 x 24.2 cm, on sheet 42 x 34 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1794
Etchings England London 1794
Material: etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
France
Subject (Name): George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
Barère, B. 1755-1841. (Bertrand),
Lansdowne House (London, England),
Subject (Topic): Statues
Politics and government
Foreign relations
Sculpture
Horses
Garden walls
Hats
Subjects: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Statues
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
Barère, B. (Bertrand), 1755-1841
Lansdowne House (London, England)
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1789-1820
Great Britain > Foreign relations > France > 1789-1815
Sculpture
Horses
Garden walls
Hats
England > 1794
England > London > 1794
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Ownership
Sayers, James, 1748-1823 > Ownership

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