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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
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
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