Lord Longbow, The Alarmist + United Irishmen in Training + Juge de Tribunal Correctionnel (Mr. Courtney) + Juge de Paix ( Mr. Nical) + Le Tresorier [ Sir William Putney] + Messager d'Eatat [Sir Francis Burdett]. Habits of New French Legislators . 1798

Gillray , James Gillray

Beschreibung

c 1851, Although all dated 1798 and by James Gillray / published H. Humphrey, i.e., 2 x 1798 Irish caricatures on one side & 4 x 1798 French caricatures on other side, we believe later impressions, from the Bohn edition published in 1851 using Gillray s original plates , or test plates. Condition Lord Longbow side very good and clean. Other side with the 4 plates, very good, with some ink printing marks to edges from the hand printing. All are hand printed from individual plates as you can feel most of the edges of the plates, so not modern. The full title of the prints are Lord Longbow, the Alarmist, Discovering the Miseries of Ireland with the puffing out of the little farthing Rush-Light, and ye story of Moll Coggin. With lengthy caption below the image , below image is Pub March 12th 1798, By H. Humphrey 27, St James s Street. Price 1s plain 2s col. ( hand coloured). Size inc text is 38.5cm x 35cm. Below is United Irishmen in Training below image is Pub June 13th 1798, By H. Humphrey 27, St James s Street, Size inc text is 26.5cm x 19cm. The other side is the 4 Habits of New French Legislators, Juge de Tribunal Correctionnel (Mr. Courtney) + Juge de Paix ( Mr. Nical) + Le Tresorier [ Sir William Putney] + Messager d'Eatat [Sir Francis Burdett]. Below each of the 4 is J.s.G.y. d. & f.t. and then publication details with various dates in May or June 1798 .All approx 19cm x 25 cm each. H. Humphrey the publisher is Hannah Humphrey. All plates have Js Gy for James Gillray who did the drawing & etched the plates in 1798, but printed later in this form and as on thickish art paper we believe are by/for Henry George Bohn s three volume collection of James Gillray s prints using Gillray s original plates in1851, so either for this book or were test prints/not for sale? in 1851. Due to large size will be sent rolled in a tube for best protection. Size: 40 x 56cm. Approx. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003083

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Lord Longbow, The Alarmist + United Irishmen...

Einband: Print

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: Unique / First Edition ?.

Art des Buches: Art, Prints & Posters