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Le Diable boiteux or The Devil upon two sticks, conveying John Bull to the land of promise
1806
Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
33.5 × 24.2 cm (image) 35.3 × 25.5 cm (plate) 41.5 × 28.2 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 10525; Wright & Evans 307
Printing/Publishing
published by Hannah Humphrey, London
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: J.s (s in superscript above . ) Gillray invt (t in superscript) & fect (t in superscript)
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: Publiſh’d Feb.y (y in superscript above . ) 8.th (th in superscript above . ) 1806 – by H_ Humphrey — / 27 S.t (t in superscript above . ) James’s Street London
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: le Diable –Boiteux,_or_ (Diable –Boiteu underlined) The Devil (he De underlined) upon Two Sticks (wo Sti underlined), conveying John Bull to the (onveying John Bull to the underlined) Land of Promise (d of Promise underlined) / _ Vive . le Sage
printed in ink (in image) (in speech bubble) u.c.: Come along Johnny !_ take fast hold / of my Cloak, & I’ll bring you to the / Land of Milk & Honey !!!
printed (diagonally) in ink (in image) (in speech bubble) c.l.: _O yes, I will try to hold fast !_ / but I’m damnably afraid that your Cloak / may slip off before we get there, & I / may chance to break my Neck !
printed in ink (in image) c.-l.c.r.: (text on wings, cloak, sun, building and clouds)
Accession Number
2422-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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