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Print, Portrait of James Gillray

This is a Print. It was after James Gillray and print maker: Charles Turner and subject: James Gillray. It is dated 1819 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is mezzotint and engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Cooper Union Museum Picture Library.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 39.3 × 30.6 cm (15 1/2 × 12 1/16 in.) Paper: 44.6 × 36 cm (17 9/16 × 14 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Portrait of James Gillray; Print Maker: Charles Turner (British, 1773–1857); After James Gillray (1756 – 1815); England; mezzotint and engraving on paper; Plate: 39.3 × 30.6 cm (15 1/2 × 12 1/16 in.) Paper: 44.6 × 36 cm (17 9/16 × 14 3/16 in.); 1957-148-29

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