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L
Title
L [graphic].
Publication
[London] : Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St., 1820.
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; sheet 11.5 x 18 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title etched below image.
Alternative title from letterpress text on facing page of the bound work.
Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Plate from: Rosco. Horrida bella. London : G. Humphrey, 1820.
Summary
"A mêlée of lawyers and witnesses in military action among clouds of dust, directed by Gifford and Copley, who stand in the foreground. Behind Gifford (right) stands a man holding a big book: 'Dutchess of Norfolk's Case'. Beside him are large volumes of 'Law'. P. 12: L, for the lies that were told on the day, The combatants met in the Archer's affray; ..."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
L, for the lies that were told on the day the combatants met in the archer's affray ...
Horrida bella.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 06, 2018
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 10, no. 13959
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Book illustrations.
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1820.
Etchings - England - London - 1820.
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