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1. Billingsgate eloquence [graphic] / A.S. inv.
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Call Number:
- 795.01.06.01.1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Abstract:
- "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 catalogue.
- Description:
- 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?, and Title etched above image.
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher., Johnston, Henrietta Cecilia,--Lady,--1727-1817--Caricatures and cartoons., and Riviere & Son Binding.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Billingsgate eloquence [graphic] / A.S. inv.