James Gillray (Br., 1756 - 1815), Colored Etching

"High-Change in Bond Street, - ou - la Politesse du Grande Monde," published March 27, 1796 by Hannah Humphrey, numbered 417 in upper right corner. Late Georgian manners - or the lack thereof - are portrayed as a cluster of dandified swells force a mother and daughter off the sidewalk and onto slippery cobbles. The verso is impressed with another 1796 Gillray print (uncolored) "My Poll & My Partner Joe," numbered 420. Presented in a modern gilt wooden frame.

Private Collection from a 40 year collector and dealer in New Bern, North Carolina

Old tape residue on the front corners from an earlier mounting.

$300 - 500