The village train [graphic]

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11861436

Description

Title
The village train [graphic]
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Wilkinson, Robert, -approximately 1825, publisher.
Published / Created
[4 June 1784]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Publish'd June 4th, 1784, by Rt. Wilkinson, No. 58 Cornhill, London
Abstract

"Man and woman dancing under a large tree, with bystanders seated watching in the shade, and other rustic festivities, including a boxing fight, taking place in the background; an oval composition."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched below large oval-shaped image.
Smaller image engraved below title, with a column of verse etched on either side: How often have I blest the coming day, when toil remitting lent its turn to play ...
Text at bottom of plate: To Miss Henrietta Gertrude Hotham, this plate and its companion are most respectfully dedicated by her most obedient humble servant, Robert Wilkinson.
Companion print to: "The deserted village."
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on upper and lower edges.
1 print : stipple engraving with etching in red ink on laid paper ; plate mark 43.0 x 50.9 cm, on sheet 45.4 x 54.8 cm.
Mounted on leaf 8 of volume 12 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 41.6 x 55 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Gillray v. 12

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Genre prints
Stipple engravings England London 1784
Material
stipple engraving with etching ; and laid paper bistre ink.
Resource Type
still image
Subjects
England > London > 1784
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
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Identifiers

Orbis Record
9911414
Object ID (OID)
11861436

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