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Sandwich - Carrots!

Print
03/12/1796 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The 5th earl of Sandwich (1743-1814), known as 'Jemmy Twitcher', leering and twitching the apron of a girl pushing a barrow of carrots at the corner of Little Maddox Street and New Bond Street.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSandwich - Carrots! (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand coloured etching
Brief description
Sandwich - Carrots! Gillray caricature.
Physical description
The 5th earl of Sandwich (1743-1814), known as 'Jemmy Twitcher', leering and twitching the apron of a girl pushing a barrow of carrots at the corner of Little Maddox Street and New Bond Street.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 358mm
  • Image width: 250mm
  • Platemark height: 360mm
  • Platemark width: 255mm
  • Sheet height: 380mm
  • Sheet width: 275mm
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with title and: Js. Gy. ad vivam fecit. Pubd. decr. 3d. 1796. by H. Humphrey New Bond Street.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Hugh Phillips
Collection
Accession number
E.544-1976

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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