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James Gillray
1756-1815
The village train / design'd & engrav'd by James Gillray.
[London] : Publish'd June 4th 1784 by Rt Wilkinson No 58 Cornhill, [1784]
Peel 2262
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[London] : Publish'd June 4th 1784 by Rt. Wilkinson No 58 Cornhill, [1784].
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Notes:
Title and statement of responsibility from lettered state.
With two columns comprising ten lines of verse from Oliver Goldsmith's poem, "The deserted village", below image and publication details.
Issued as a companion piece to Gillray's print "The deserted village."
Library's copy is a proof before letters; printed in brown ink.
Trimmed within plate mark.
Summary:
Oval design shows a man and woman dancing under a large tree, with bystanders seated watching in the shade, and other rustic festivities, including a boxing fight, taking place in the background.
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