Lot 141
Gillray (James) Tiddy-doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, etching with hand-colouring, 1806; and five others, 18th and 19th century (6)
Hammer Price: £650
Description
Gillray (James) Tiddy-doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, etching with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, platemark 258 x 380 mm (10 1/8 x 15 in) , sheet 286 x 405 mm (11 1/4 x 15 3/4 in), small but good margins, some toning and minor browning, unframed, published by Hannah Humphrey, unframed, 1806; together with five further unframed miscellaneous prints, 18th and 19th century (6)
Literature:
BM Satires 10581
⁂ Satire on Napoleonic imperialism after The Battle of Austerlitz, following which Austria renounced all further rights over Bavaria, Würtemberg, and Baden, whose princes were vassal-allies of France. Napoleon is depicted as a London street seller of gingerbread cakes, with all Sovereigns and countries humiliated by him having been swept into the 'Ash-Hole'.
Description
Gillray (James) Tiddy-doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, etching with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, platemark 258 x 380 mm (10 1/8 x 15 in) , sheet 286 x 405 mm (11 1/4 x 15 3/4 in), small but good margins, some toning and minor browning, unframed, published by Hannah Humphrey, unframed, 1806; together with five further unframed miscellaneous prints, 18th and 19th century (6)
Literature:
BM Satires 10581
⁂ Satire on Napoleonic imperialism after The Battle of Austerlitz, following which Austria renounced all further rights over Bavaria, Würtemberg, and Baden, whose princes were vassal-allies of France. Napoleon is depicted as a London street seller of gingerbread cakes, with all Sovereigns and countries humiliated by him having been swept into the 'Ash-Hole'.