Lot 143
Gillray (James) Promis'd Horrors of the French Invasion, or Forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace, etching with hand-colouring, 1796.
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
Gillray (James) Promis'd Horrors of the French Invasion, or Forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace, etching with original hand-colouring, on cream wove paper without watermark, platemark 325 x 435 mm (12 3/4 x 17 1/8 in), sheet 345 x 460 mm (13 1/2 x 18 1/8 in), minor exposure lines, some surface dirt and marginal ink stains, unframed, [BM Satires 8826], Hannah Humphrey, 1796
⁂ A satire on the Opposition and the prospects of invasion, with French troops marching with fixed bayonets up St. James's Street, the Palace set ablaze in the distance.
Description
Gillray (James) Promis'd Horrors of the French Invasion, or Forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace, etching with original hand-colouring, on cream wove paper without watermark, platemark 325 x 435 mm (12 3/4 x 17 1/8 in), sheet 345 x 460 mm (13 1/2 x 18 1/8 in), minor exposure lines, some surface dirt and marginal ink stains, unframed, [BM Satires 8826], Hannah Humphrey, 1796
⁂ A satire on the Opposition and the prospects of invasion, with French troops marching with fixed bayonets up St. James's Street, the Palace set ablaze in the distance.
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