Egalité ci devant noble / [graphic]

Description

Title: Egalité ci devant noble / [graphic]
Creator: Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [12 May 1794]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publd. 12th May 1794 by H. Humphrey
Abstract: "A head of Grafton in profile to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
One of eight satirical portraits in the series "Illustrious heads designed for a new history of republicanism ..."; see British Museum catalogue.
Plate numbered "8" in upper right corner.
Temporary local subject terms: French republicans -- Members of the Opposition.
Possibly a later impression from a worn plate; plate number is lightly printed and barely visible.
Provenance: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 21.4 x 17.6 cm, on sheet 26 x 20 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Portrait prints
Satires (Visual works) England 1794
Soft-ground etchings England London 1794
Material: soft-ground etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811
Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d', 1747-1793.
Subjects: Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d', 1747-1793
England > 1794
England > London > 1794

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