James Gillray (English, 1756-1815)
published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818)
The British Butcher, Supplying John Bull with a Substitute for Bread
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James Gillray (English, 1756-1815)
published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818)published July 6, 1795
The British Butcher, Supplying John Bull with a Substitute for Bread
James Gillray (English, 1756-1815) published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818) →etchingprint
Date
published July 6, 1795
Medium
Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, and second plate with additional etched inscriptions in brown ink, below, on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 32.6 × 24.4 cm (12 7/8 × 9 5/8 in.); Top plate: 34.8 × 24.9 cm (13 3/4 × 9 13/16 in.); Bottom plate: 3.6 × 24.7 cm (1 7/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Sheet: 39.4 × 28 cm (15 9/16 × 11 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee
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