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James Gillray
1756-1815
The presentation, or, The wise men's offering / Js. Gy. d. et fect.
hand colored etching
image: 23.7 x 33.8 cm; plate: 24.7 x 34.8 cm; sheet: 24.9 x 35.4 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2927
Published:
[London] : H. Humphrey, 1796.
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary:
A stout and florid woman holds up on her two large hands the baby princess, face downwards. The infant holds out her arms towards the Prince of Wales, who advances tipsily through a doorway (right), and touches her hand. He is dishevelled, with unlatched shoes and ungartered stockings; his garter, inscribed 'honi soit', dangles round his right leg. He is followed by M. A. Taylor, on the extreme right, who carries on his head a wicker cradle ornamented with the Prince's feathers. Behind the infant are Fox and Sheridan, stooping obsequiously to kiss her posteriors; Fox clutches her long robe which reaches to the floor
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