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S., A., designer
Bar eloquence / A.S. inv.
hand colored etching
image: 12.3 x 8 cm; plate: 12.3 x 8 cm; sheet: 12.8 x 9.6 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2882
Published:
[London] : H. Humphrey, 1795.
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary:
A barrister (three-quarter length) in wig and gown stands directed to the left, his right arm raised, his brief in his right hand, his left hand extended. He says: "Did your Lordships ever hear of such an infamous Scoundrel?" He has a certain resemblance to Lord Erskine.
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