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James Gillray
1756-1815
Billy playing Johnny a dirty trick / Thos. Humphrey del. & fect. (Gillray).
hand colored etching
image: 24.7 x 15.5 cm; plate: 24.9 x 15.9 cm; sheet: 26.3 x 17.3 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2925
Published:
[London] : H. Humphrey, 1796.
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary:
Pitt sits in profile to the right against the trunk of an aged and quasi-derelict tree inscribed 'Royal-Oak', his feet resting on a branch. He is eating a small crown held in his right hand, and is excreting upon the head of a sleeping boy seated on the ground leaning against the tree. The boy, 'Johnny', holds a horn-book inscribed 'John \ Bull \ A.B.C. \ D.E.F'.
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