Primary Artist

James Gillray (1757–1815)

Title

A slice of Gloucester cheese [verso]; For improving the breed [verso]

Source

The works of James Gillray : from the original plates, with the addition of many subjects not before collected. London : Henry G. Bohn, 1847.

Date made

1795 – 1795-96

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

24.6 x 12.0 cm (plate-mark (a))

Support

paper

Support size

31.7 x 46.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Satirical study of two wigged gentlemen: one very thin, the other very fat.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

62304

Accession number

85.1700B.1-2

Accession method

Fund

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1985/86 (1985-09-10)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1985.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1985

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Gillray, James. | (1757–1815) English | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013