Billingsgate eloquence [graphic]Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[6 January 1795]eng"A lean and elderly virago (three-quarter length) with straggling hair, wearing a handkerchief which scarcely covers her breast, stands in profile to the left, glaring fiercely. Her arms are bare to the elbow; she holds her thumb and second finger together, her left hand is on her hip. Etched below her are her words: "What do you know, you B-? -every one knows I am a - & a -, and setting that aside who can say black to my eye?" Her profile is that of Lady Cecilia Johnston as caricatured by Gillray. She had a bitter tongue ..."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched above image.By Gillray using pseudonym 'A.S.' See British Museum catalogue.One of a set of eight satirical portraits, each issued separately.Three lines of text below image: What do you know, you B-? Every one knows I am a - & a -, and setting that aside who can say black to my eye?Watermark: J Whatman?Mounted to 17 x 13 cm.