Shakespeare – Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice, James Gillray, June 20, 1789

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Shakespeare – Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice, June 20, 1789, Etching and aquatint; undescribed state, image: 18 5/8 x 14 15/16 in. ( x cm), Prints, James Gillray (British, Chelsea 1756–1815 London), Between 1789 and 1805, the publisher John Boydell ran the Shakespeare Gallery, a popular London exhibition space financed by print subscriptions. When Boydell failed to hire Gillray to make prints for the project, the satirist reciprocated with this scathing parody of the scheme

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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