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James Gillray
1756-1815
Foul play, or, Humphreys and Johnson a match for Mendoza
etching
plate mark: 196 x 329 mm; sheet: 223 x 352 mm
Peel 2681
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Notes:
Cited in the description of another print on this same event. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires / Mary Dorothy George, v. 6, no. 7425.
The etched inscriptions at the bottom of the image identified the characters; inscription below begins "Dedicated to Wilson Braddyl, Esq." and continues with a detailed description of the boxing match.
Summary:
"Johnson stepping in to deflect a blow Mendoza aims at his opponent Humphreys, with Tring on the left, Jacob and Isaacs behind Mendoza and Allen and Moravia behind them, holding watches."--British Museum online catalogue.
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