The National Assembly Revivified
15.3 cms x 20.5 cms (6 ins x 8 ins)
Signed in play lower left, titled in plate lower centre
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian and International Prints and Photography" held on Sun, Sep 22, 2024.
Lot 262
Lot 262
Estimate: CAD $45 - $60
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina)
Notes:
James Gillray was born in 1756 in London, England. As a young man he studied letter-engraving, then was admitted to the Royal Academy. During this time he supported himself by doing caricatures, and then he never stopped creating political and social satires and caricatures. Many of his works can be found at the National Portrait Gallery (London). James Gillray lived all his life in London, where he died in 1815.
From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina)
Notes:
James Gillray was born in 1756 in London, England. As a young man he studied letter-engraving, then was admitted to the Royal Academy. During this time he supported himself by doing caricatures, and then he never stopped creating political and social satires and caricatures. Many of his works can be found at the National Portrait Gallery (London). James Gillray lived all his life in London, where he died in 1815.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.