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James Gillray
A great man on the turf or Sir Solomon in all his glory 1803
hand-coloured etching and aquatint
30.1 × 20.2 cm (image) 34.0 × 24.0 cm (image and text) 35.8 × 26.3 cm (plate) 37.9 × 27.3 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1944
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A great man on the turf or Sir Solomon in all his glory
1803
Medium
hand-coloured etching and aquatint
Measurements
30.1 × 20.2 cm (image) 34.0 × 24.0 cm (image and text) 35.8 × 26.3 cm (plate) 37.9 × 27.3 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1944
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
BM Satires 10164; Wright & Evans 524
Printing/Publishing
published by Hannah Humphrey, London
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: J.s (s in superscript above . ) Gillray , del, & f.t (t in superscript above . )
printed in ink l.c.: London , Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) July 7.th (th in superscript above . ) 1803, by H.Humphrey, 27S.t (t in superscript above . ) James’s Street. / a Great Man on the Turf ,_or_Sir- Solomon in all his Glory
Accession Number
1266-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Leisure, Games and Sport
Subjects (specific)
caricatures equestrians horse (species) horse racetracks horse racing men (male humans) nobles (aristocrats)
Movements
Georgian