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The magnanimous minister chastising Prussian perfidy
1806
Medium
hand-coloured engraving
Measurements
23.1 × 34.6 cm (image) 24.8 × 35.0 cm (plate) 26.5 × 43.5 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
BM Satires 10560; Wright & Evans 315
Printing/Publishing
published by Hannah Humphrey, London
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: J.s (s in superscript above . ) Gillray . fec.t (t in superscript above . )
printed in ink l.l.: Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) May 2.d (d in superscript above . ) 1806 by H Humphrey / 17 S,,t (t in superscript above ,, ) James’s Street London
printed in ink l.c.l.-l.r.: The Magnanimous-Minister, chastising Pruſsian-Perfidy _ - Vide .Morning Chronicle April 25d (d in superscript)
printed in ink (in image) (in speech bubble) u.l.: _ O you Pruſsian Marauder , you!_ / (six lines of text) / _I’ll teach you to humbug & / insult my poor dear, dear / Master?_& to join with / such Rascals as / Boney, & O’Conner !
printed in ink (in image) (in speech bubble) c.l.: indeed ! _ indeed ! indeed ! / I could not help it ._
Accession Number
2416-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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