James Gillray (1757-1815) - The National Assembly Revivified

The National Assembly Revivified

etching on antique off-white antique paper
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
Estimate: CAD $45 - $60
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.
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The National Assembly Revivified by artist James Gillray