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  • H Beard Print Collection
    Gillray, James, born 1757 - died 1815
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H Beard Print Collection

  • Object:

    Print

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (published)

  • Date:

    20th April 1791 (published)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Gillray, James, born 1757 - died 1815 (artist)
    S. W. Fores (publisher)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    hand coloured etching

  • Museum number:

    S.1811-2009

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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Hand coloured etching entitled 'Taming of the Shrew: Katharine & Petruchio; The Modern Quixotte, or what you will'. Satire on the relationship between England and Prussia in the late 18th century. Published S. W. Fores.

Physical description

Hand coloured etching entitled 'Taming of the Shrew: Katharine & Petruchio; The Modern Quixotte, or what you will'. Satire on the relationship between England and Prussia in the late 18th century.

Place of Origin

London, England (published)

Date

20th April 1791 (published)

Artist/maker

Gillray, James, born 1757 - died 1815 (artist)
S. W. Fores (publisher)

Materials and Techniques

hand coloured etching

Dimensions

Height: 27.9 cm Print size, Width: 42.2 cm Print size

Descriptive line

Hand coloured etching entitled 'Taming of the Shrew: Katharine & Petruchio; The Modern Quixotte, or what you will'. Satire on the relationship between England and Prussia in the late 18th century. Published S. W. Fores on 20th April 1791, Harry Beard Collection.

Materials

Paper; Watercolour; Printing

Techniques

Painting; Hand-colouring; Print-making; Etching (printing process)

Subjects depicted

George (III, King of Great Britain and Ireland); Pitt, William (the Younger); Frederick William I (King of Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg); Catherine (II, Empress of Russia); Leopold II (Holy Roman Emperor)

Categories

Prints; Entertainment & Leisure

Collection code

T&P

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