A dash up St. James's Street [graphic]

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Title: A dash up St. James's Street [graphic]
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [6 December 1797]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. Decr. 6th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street
Abstract: "An officer walks, on a broad pavement, away from the spectator, his head slightly turned to the left, showing his profile. He wears Light Horse uniform, a plumed helmet, short tunic, sash, and long sabre. The toes of his tasselled boots terminate in spikes. He uses a walking-stick."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched at bottom of image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Military uniforms: Light Horse -- C. Cunningham, fl. 1797.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 26.6 x 18.1 cm, on sheet 29.3 x 21.2 cm.
Mounted on leaf 61 of volume 9 of 12.
Provenance: From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 25 x 17 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1797
Etchings England London 1797
Material: etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subjects: England > 1797
England > London > 1797
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

Access: Public
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