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James Gillray
1756-1815
L'Avocat de la Republique / Js. Gy. d. & ft.
[London] : Pubd May 21st 1798, by H Humphrey, 27, St James's Street, [1798]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.611
Published:
[London] : Pubd May 21st 1798, by H. Humphrey, 27, St James's Street, [1798]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes:
No. 7 in series of 12 satirical prints by Gillray depicting Whig party members attired in the various official costumes of the French state. Full series title from plate no. 1: Habits of new French legislators and other public functionaries.
At head of image: French habits, No. 7.
Summary:
Print shows Erskine with a sheaf of papers in his right hand, his left held out in a declamatory gesture. He wears a long gown over a black tunic and sash, with a broad white collar. His advocate's wig has a red patch on the crown of his head. His shoes have bunches of tricolour ribbons. He stands on a flagged floor facing a part of the floor paved in black and white, where the judges may be presumed to sit; their presence is indicated by heavy cast shadows.
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