Lot 352 James Gillray. Pillars of the Constitution. …

Pillars of the Constitution. 1809. Kupferstich auf Velin. 35,5 x 25,5 cm (41,5 x 27 cm).

Großbritannien

Geschichtswissenschaften – Druck von dem britischen Karikaturisten James Gillray, der mit seinen politischen und sozialkritischen Karikaturen zu der Zeit der napoleonischen Kriege dem Werk des frühen William Hogarth nahe stand. Das vorliegende Blatt zeigt die Parlamentarier und Oppositionspolitiker Richard Brinsley Sheridan und Charles Howard, der 11. Herzog von York wie sie einen Pub verlassen. - Leicht Randläsuren, Ränder gebräunt. Verso mit Teil eines anderen Kupferstichs. Insgesamt gut erhalten und kontrastreich.

History – Great Britain. - Copper engraving on wove paper. - Print by British caricaturist James Gillray, whose political and socially critical caricatures during the Napoleonic Wars were similar to the work of the early William Hogarth. This print shows parliamentarians and opposition politicians Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Charles Howard, 11th Duke of York, leaving a pub. - Slight edge wear, edges browned. Verso with part of another engraving. Overall in good condition and rich in contrast.

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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