Game / [James Sayers].

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Title: Game / [James Sayers].
Date: [1782]
Notes: Portrait of the Earl of Onslow as a cock-fighter, walking from the spectator, but turning his head in profile to the left. He wears a plain hat and coat, top-boots with spurs like those attached to the legs of game-cocks, and holds a riding-whip in his right hand. In the foreground stands a spurred game-cock, crowing. Cf. George.; Printmaker from George.
Names and Subjects: Onslow, George Onslow,--Earl of,--1731-1814--Caricatures and cartoons.; Caricatures and cartoons--Great Britain.; Prints shelf.; Cockfighting--1780-1790.; Clothing & dress--1780-1790.; Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789.; Sayers, James,--1748-1823,--etcher.; Bretherton, Charles,--approximately 1760-1783,--publisher.
Genre: Satires (Visual works) 1780-1790.; Etchings 1780-1790.
ID: 9008
Barcode: B4834389
Physical Description: 1 print : etching ; plate mark 13.9 x9.2 cm., on sheet 18 x 12.6 cm
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2022-03-04 14:50:30

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 4064 x 5814
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 9008
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