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- Published / Created:
- [approximately November 1778]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- George III at table with the queen and seated between Lord and Lady Petre with nine other persons while a tall monk stands on the left saying grace. A crucifix and picture of a saint on the wall mark this as an anti-Catholic satire occasioned by the King's visit to Lord Petre in October of 1778 after the passing of the Catholic Relief Act
- Alternative Title:
- Peep at Lord Peter's
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Date from British Museum catalogue., Also attributed to Gillray., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 26.2 x 37.7 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on lower edge., and Mounted on leaf 3 of volume 1 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Sold by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Petre, Robert Edward Petre, Baron, 1742-1801
- Subject (Topic):
- Anti-Catholicism, Prayer, Monks, Dining tables, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Grace before meat, or, A peep at Lord Peter's [graphic].
