"The Duke of Bedford [Identified in the House of Lords Gillray Collection as Mr Norton.] stands directed to the right., his head in profile, on a mound watching a race. He wears riding-dress with spurred top-boots and holds a riding-switch. Three hors...
Alternative Title:
Sir Solomon in all his glory
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Pubd. July 7th, 1803, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
"Lord Moira, a candle in each hand, stands in the doorway of his house. He wears a dressing-gown in place of a coat He has opened the door to a young officer, who steps forward unsteadily raising his cocked hat. An ugly watchman (l.) in Highland dress...
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Publishd. July 9th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James Street
Subject (Name):
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826
"A middle-aged man in gold-laced coat and waistcoat, with powdered hair and pigtail, bows stiffly in profile to the left. with a grimace of pleased surprise. He puts his right. hand across his breast, holds a tricorne hat at arm's length, and extends ...
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Publishd. Jany. 10th, 1803, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
"The Prince of Wales and McMahon ride side by side (r. to left.) past Carlton House, followed by a groom. The Prince, stout and dignified, sits very upright on a high-stepping horse. McMahon s much smaller mount canters; he rides (on the Prince's l.) ...
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Publish'd Feby. 25th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street
"William Smyth, slim, and fashionably dressed under his gown, delivers a lecture. He stands in profile to the left, his hands resting on the cloth-covered table on which his reading-desk stands, its slope covered with the sheets of the lecture. Heavy ...
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Publishd. March 20th, 1810, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, London
Subject (Name):
Smyth, William, 1765-1849 and Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863.
"A violent storm of wind and rain strikes prome-naders on the sea-shore. The dress or cloak of a fat woman blows over her head, and her umbrella is blown inside out. A dog stands facing her. A man tries to walk against the wind (right). In the middle ...
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Publish'd May 16th, 1810, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
"A very obese man with very short legs stands on a mound in profile to the right. He has short jagged hair, wears a round hat and a coat, which though not long in cut reaches to his boots He has an expression of concentrated calculation; he holds a pe...
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Publish'd June 9th, 1807, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
"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."--B...
Alternative Title:
View of the peer of Scarborough
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Title etched below image; the first 'e' in 'peer' is scored through and an 'i' inserted above using a caret.
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Publish'd June 18th, 1807, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
"The undergraduate walks diagonally (right to left) across the grass of a College court; under his arm is a book: 'Advice to Freshmen'. Behind him (right) the grossly obese Master stands in a Gothic doorway leading from a staircase, pointing angrily a...
Alternative Title:
Rake's-progress at the university. No. 2
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Title from text within curly brackets below image, following series title.
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Publish'd October 22d, 1806, by H Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street, London
"Two Fellows in cap and gown (l.), walking l. to r. under a stone arcade, see with shocked disapproval a dismayed undergraduate emerging from a door giving on to the arcade. He is slim and fashionably dressed. Another undergraduate (r.) with gold-embr...
Alternative Title:
Rake's-progress at the university. No. 1
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Title from text within curly brackets below image, following series title.
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Publish'd October 22d, 1806, by Hh. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street, London
