A view of the pier of Scarborough [graphic].

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Title: A view of the pier of Scarborough [graphic].
Alternative Title: View of the peer of Scarborough
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [18 June 1807]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd June 18th, 1807, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Abstract: "A tall thin man on a well-bred hone gallops (l. to r.) close to the sea. He bends forward, his flying coat-tails making his back a concave line. The cliff and curving pier of Scarborough, with a low coastal fortification, are on the extreme left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image; the first 'e' in 'peer' is scored through and an 'i' inserted above using a caret.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Mounted on leaf 52 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 : plate mark 21.0 x 27 cm, on sheet 23.4 x 34 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1807
Etchings England London 1807
Material: etching with stipple ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Mulgrave, Henry Phipps, Earl of, 1755-1831
Subjects: Mulgrave, Henry Phipps, Earl of, 1755-1831 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1807
England > London > 1807
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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