N/A. English: Fashion before Ease;—or,—A good Constitution sacrificed for a Fantastick Form invt. [Gillray f.] SUMMARY: Cartoon showing Britannia clasping trunk of a large oak, while Thomas Paine tugs with both hands at her stay laces, his foot on her posterior. From his coat pocket protrudes a pair of scissors and a tape inscribed: Rights of Man. Behind him is a thatched cottage inscribed: Thomas Pain, Staymaker from Thetford. Paris Modes, by express. MEDIUM: 1 print : engraving, color CREATED/PUBLISHED: [London] : Published by H. Humphrey, 1793. 2 January 1793. James Gillray (1756–18
N/A. English: Fashion before Ease;—or,—A good Constitution sacrificed for a Fantastick Form invt. [Gillray f.] SUMMARY: Cartoon showing Britannia clasping trunk of a large oak, while Thomas Paine tugs with both hands at her stay laces, his foot on her posterior. From his coat pocket protrudes a pair of scissors and a tape inscribed: Rights of Man. Behind him is a thatched cottage inscribed: Thomas Pain, Staymaker from Thetford. Paris Modes, by express. MEDIUM: 1 print : engraving, color CREATED/PUBLISHED: [London] : Published by H. Humphrey, 1793. 2 January 1793. James Gillray (1756–1815) Alternative names James Gilray; Gillay; Gillray Description British caricaturist and engraver Date of birth/death 13 August 1756 1 June 1815 Location of birth/death London London Work location London Authority control : Q520806 VIAF:66735065 ISNI:0000 0000 8390 3643 ULAN:500017355 LCCN:n50033402 NLA:35125322 WorldCat 549 Fashion-before-Ease-Gillray
Size: 1888px × 2648px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., /., 2, 1793., gillray, james, january,
