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[Frost Fair] Gambols on the River Thames. Feb.y 1814.
G. Cruikshank fec.t.
Pub.d Feb.y 1814 by T. Tegg 111 Cheapside London.
Fine coloured etching. J. Whatman 1822 watermark, 250 x 355mm (9¾ x 14"), with very large margins left & right. Trimmed to plate top and bottom.
A satire of the raucus frost fair held under Blackfriars Bridge, 31st January to the 5th February 1814, the last one held. Tents full of drinkers are signposted 'The Nelson' and 'Shannon'; the 'Thames Printing Office' is at work on the left; and a game of skittles is in progress in the foreground right.
BM Satires 12341.
[Ref: 61806] £680.00
Pub.d Feb.y 1814 by T. Tegg 111 Cheapside London.
Fine coloured etching. J. Whatman 1822 watermark, 250 x 355mm (9¾ x 14"), with very large margins left & right. Trimmed to plate top and bottom.
A satire of the raucus frost fair held under Blackfriars Bridge, 31st January to the 5th February 1814, the last one held. Tents full of drinkers are signposted 'The Nelson' and 'Shannon'; the 'Thames Printing Office' is at work on the left; and a game of skittles is in progress in the foreground right.
BM Satires 12341.
[Ref: 61806] £680.00