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James Gillray

Le Diable Boiteux or The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Description

Maker

James Gillray (British, 1756-1815), designer
Hannah Humphrey, publisher

Title

Le Diable Boiteux or The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Year

1806

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

hand coloring

Supports

Dimensions

34.6 x 24.8 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:inscribed, UR:4[°° underlined] ; numbered, LR:[ 5 inside circle]/2 205In Plate--Signed, LR:J.s Gillray inv. & fec[t superscribed]; titled under image:le Diable - Boiteux, or The Devil upon Two Sticks, conveying John Bull to the Land of Promise-/Vide le Sage; inscribed, UR:Published Feb.y 8.th1806 - by H. Humphrey __/27 S.t James's Street London

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Barnet Fain

Object Number

72.135

Type

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James Gillray (British, 1756-1815), designer
Hannah Humphrey, publisher
Le Diable Boiteux or The Devil Upon Two Sticks, 1806
etching; hand coloring
34.6 x 24.8 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches) (plate)
Gift of Mrs. Barnet Fain 72.135

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