Signor Puppy [graphic] : first catgut scraper.

Published/Created:

[London]
[Pu]bd. Nov. 27, 81, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 New Bond Street
[27 November 1781]

Copyright Date:

[27 November 1781]

Physical Description:

1 print : etching in sepia ink on wove paper ; sheet 18 x 12 cm

Related Links:

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5892

Notes:

Title etched below image.
Possibly etched by Gillray. See British Museum catalogue.
First letters of imprint statement are lightly printed and illegible, possibly due to an imperfection in the plate. The letter 'S' in 'Street' in publisher's address is etched in reverse.

Abstract:

"Portrait (whole-length) of a man standing in profile to the right holding a violin in his right hand, a bow in his left."--British Museum online catalogue.

Variant Titles:

First catgut scraper

Associated Names:

Gillray, James, 1756-1815 [Printmaker]
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817 [Publisher]

Topics:

Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley
Clothing & dress -- England -- 1780-1790
Harvey, Francis
Puppo, Giuseppe, 1749-1827
Riviere & Son
Violinists
Violins

Language:

English

Genre:

Etchings -- England -- London -- 1781
Portrait prints -- 1781
Satires (Visual works) -- England -- 1781

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

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Call Number:

781.11.27.02

Orbis Record:

6752188

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr04797

Volume/Enumeration:

Digital version

OID:

10723527

PID:

digcoll:553509