Reynard Put to His Shifts

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Artist/Maker	G. Humphrey (publisher) Rowlandson, Thomas (maker)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

General Description: Reynard Put to His Shifts (BM:S.6551). Caricature of the Duchess of Devonshire sheltering a fox, representing Charles James Fox, under her skirts while a huntsman and two hounds approach. British Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd April 23rd 1784 by G Humphrey N 48 Long Acre London Numbered No.13. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back.

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Categories	Prints Hunting
Object type	Print
Title	Reynard Put to His Shifts
Materials and techniques	Etching and stipple engraving, coloured by hand
Brief description	'Reynard put to his shifts' by Thomas Rowlandson, 1784
Physical description	General Description: Reynard Put to His Shifts (BM:S.6551). Caricature of the Duchess of Devonshire sheltering a fox, representing Charles James Fox, under her skirts while a huntsman and two hounds approach. British Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd April 23rd 1784 by G Humphrey N 48 Long Acre London Numbered No.13. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back.
Dimensions	Size of plate cm height: 24.7cm Size of plate cm width: 35cm Size of sheet height: 26.2cm Size of sheet width: 39.1cm Size of plate 24.7 cm x 35 cm Size of sheet 26.2 x 39.1 cm
Credit line	Bequeathed by Frank A. Gibson
Bibliographic references	BM:S.= British Museum: Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. London, 1870-1954 Another impression Powell, N. Fuseli: The Nightmare Art in Context London, 1973 pp18 (illus), 101
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1238-1990

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Record created	February 18, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189669/reynard-put-to-his-shifts-print-rowlandson-thomas/

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