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James Gillray
1756-1815
Paradise regain,d / SB [monogram].
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image 185 x 289 mm (oval); plate mark: 209 x 303 mm; sheet: 209 x 305 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2482
Published:
London : Publish'd as the act directs by G. Humphrey, No. 48 Long Acre, 20 Feb. 1784.
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Title from item.
Signed in image "SB". Attribution to James Gillray from BM Satires.
With "No. 2" printed at bottom right.
Summary:
In an outdoor setting, Charles Fox, with his hands clasped as in prayer, pronounces his adoration for a demure looking Mrs. Robinson, who stands next to him while an amused Prince of Wales watches them from behind a tree.
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