A slice of Gloucester cheese [verso]; For improving the breed [verso]
![Artist: b'Gillray, James.' | Title: b'A slice of Gloucester cheese [verso]; For improving the breed [verso]' | Date: 1795-96 | Technique: b'etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate'](/media/cache/40/e7/40e7959e2d753df41c7a5c2fd26e11e9.jpg)
Primary Artist
James Gillray (1757–1815)
Title
A slice of Gloucester cheese [verso]; For improving the breed [verso]
Date made
1795 – 1795-96Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
Various texts
Matrix size
24.6 x 12.0 cm (plate-mark (a))
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject description
Satirical study of two wigged gentlemen: one very thin, the other very fat.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
62304
Creators
Gillray, James. | (1757–1815) English | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 85.1700B.1-2
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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