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The Liberty of the Subject, published October 15, 1779 (etching on wove paper)

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HST3083630
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The Liberty of the Subject, published October 15, 1779 (etching on wove paper)
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Gillray, James (1757-1815) / English
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Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Medium
etching on wove paper
Date
1779 AD (C18th AD)
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25.1x35.6 cms
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Published by William Humphrey (c.1740-1810). This work shows the brutality of press gangs, who are here seen frogmarching a tailor down a London street despite the protests of two women.

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Photo: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / gift of Mr. Parker Edwards / Bridgeman Images
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fight / satirical drawing / United Kingdom / Europe / Gillray James (1757-1815) / England / artist / art / humour / women / street / print / men / forced labour / georgian era / crowd scene / protest / england / navy / social history / sailors / political commentary / british / protestors / protesting / sailor / fighting / london / caricature / fight / satirical / united kingdom / english / satire / Engraving / Mzengraving
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Medium 1024 × 734 px 87 × 62 mm 1.2 MB

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