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James Gillray
1756-1815
[Sheridan] / JS ff.
etching, hand colored
plate mark: 178 x 114 mm; sheet: 185 x 118 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 1646
Published:
[London] : Publish'd 29th June 1789, by J. Aitken, Castle Street, [1789]
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Notes:
Printmaker identified by George as Gillray signing with James Sayers's initials.
Title assigned by George.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Summary:
Sheridan stands, full-length, in profile to the left, holding out a document inscribed 'Charges against W: Hastings'. His left fist is clenched, his hat is under his arm, and he stands as if speaking at Hastings's trial, with a fierce and fixed expression.
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