Wide-awake

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James Gillray
1756-1815
Wide-awake
London : Publish'd November 1st 1806 by H Humphrey 27 St James's Street, [1806]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.339
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London : Publish'd November 1st 1806 by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street, [1806]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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By James Gillray.

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Print shows an elderly man sitting beside the fireplace in a prosperously appointed room. He has been suddenly awakened by two squalling cats behind him, and registers surprise and terror, with both hands raised, and the bandanna which covered his face flung back in his alarm.

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