A fundamental error in the art of skaiting [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A fundamental error in the art of skaiting [graphic].
- Alternative Title
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Fundamental error in the art of skating
Elements of skateing : a fundamental error in the art of skaiting
Elements of skating : a fundamental error in the art of skaiting - Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [24 November 1805]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publishd. November 24th, 1805, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
-
"One man falls violently, arms and legs in the air; he brings the ferrule of his stick heavily down on the eye of a neighbour who has just landed on his posterior, his legs and arms extended. In the background three other skaters have fallen, and lie or sit, legs in the air."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image, following series title.
Printmaker identified as Gillray and artist questionably identified as Sneyd in the British Museum catalogue.
One of four prints in a series entitled: Elements of skateing.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
1 print : etching with aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.4 x 36.2 cm, on sheet 28.2 x 39.6 cm.
Mounted on leaf 38 of volume 11 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 25.3 x 35.7 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1805
Etchings England London 1805 - Material
- etching with aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subjects
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England > 1805
England > London > 1805
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8516633
- Object ID (OID)
- 11861180
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