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James Gillray
1756-1815
The affrighted centaur, & lion Britanique / Js. Gillray d. & ft.
[London] : Pubd May 7th, 1799, by H Humphrey, 27 St James's Street, [1799]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.166
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[London] : Pubd May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, [1799]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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At upper right: New pantheon, No. 6.
Plate no. 6 of a numbered set of 6 prints by Gillray caricaturing members of the Opposition party; set of caricatures accompanied by title page plate with title: New pantheon of democratic mythology.
Summary:
Print shows a centaur with the body of the Duke of Bedford fleeing in terror from the angry British lion, whose head and fore-paws appear on the left. He is dressed as a jockey, with tricolour jacket and tricolour ribbons in his cap.
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