A Connoisseur Examining a Cooper

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Artist/Maker	Gillray, James (caricaturist)
Place of origin	England (printed)

A hand-coloured etching. A caricature of George III peering at a portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell

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Categories	Caricatures & Cartoons Prints Royalty
Object type	Print
Title	A Connoisseur Examining a Cooper (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Etching and hand-colouring Etching Hand-Colouring
Brief description	James Gillray,caricature showing George III looking at a portrait miniature, etching coloured by hand
Physical description	A hand-coloured etching. A caricature of George III peering at a portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell
Dimensions	Height: 26.5cm Width: 20cm Height: 53.2cm Width: 20cm Second set of dimensions include the sealed mount
Gallery label	Gillray shows George III peering short-sightedly at a famous portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper. His caricature plays on fears aroused by the French Revolution, using the image of Cromwell to confront the king with the spectre of republicanism in Britain
Subjects depicted	Candles Miniatures (Paintings) George (III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover) Cromwell, Oliver
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	23685:13

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Record created	March 8, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O121766/a-connoisseur-examining-a-cooper-print-gillray-james/

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