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Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
Very slippery weather ; An old encore at the opera etch'd by Js. Gillray.
Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Subject (Genre):
Caricatures
Subject (Genre):
Pictorial Works
Subject (MeSH Term):
Publishing
Subject (MeSH Term):
Thermometers
Subject (MeSH Term):
Weather
Subject (Geographic Name):
London
Publication Information:
London : Publish'd February 10th, 1808 by H. Humphrey, [1808, 1851 printing]
Publication Country:
England
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
C05628
Physical Description:
1 print : etching, b&w ; 31 x 22 cm.
Image Description:
Subject: An exterior view of the shop of Gillray's publisher, Humphrey, with a crowd assembled before the display of Gillray's prints in the window. A man holding a thermometer slips on the pavement in the foreground. He holds a thermometer in one hand and a cane in the other. Coins spill from his pocket. A small dog approaches him.
Note (General):
Printed in the head right corner: "559".
Note (General):
Images printed on both sides. Gillray's "An old encore at the opera" is printed on the verso and is separately catalogued (HMD PP059066 num).
Note (General):
An impression circa 1851 from the original plate. Plate from: Gillray, J. The works of James Gillray, from the original plates, with the addition of many subjects not before collected. London, [1851].
Cited in:
Wright, T. Gillray, no. 559
Cited in:
George v. 8, no. 111000
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
HMD provides access to digital images in lieu of originals when electronic copies exist. Access to originals may require advance notice. Please see HMD Reference Librarian for more information.
Source of Acquisition:
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003;
URL:
Call Number:
PP059065 num
Record UI:
101455938

Very slippery weather ; An old encore at the opera etch'd by Js. Gillray.

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