The Gamester
P. & P. Gally, 9 Turnmill St., Clerkenwell, London.
[graphic]
Lettered with title within image, "The Gamester” with publication line "Pub. Augt. 7, 1807 by P. & P. [Peter and Paul] Gally, 9 Turnmill St., Clerkenwell, London". Print depicts a surly looking man, seated at a table where playing cards are strewn in an untidy heap, a pair of dice, a horn dice cup, a short length of rope and a revolver lie on the surface of the table. In the background a framed image on the wall features a stagecoach robbery (a man wearing a blue riding jacket is on horseback, pointing a pistol at the occupants in a carriage); in the background of the scene, a gallows can be seen with the body of a man hanging from it.
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Format: | Prints & Drawings |
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Language: | English |
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Notes: | Physical description: 1 print : hand coloured engraving, image 31.5 x 24.8, on sheet [cropped within plate mark], 36.8 x 26.6 cm.. |
Published / Created: |
London :
P. & P. Gally, 9 Turnmill St., Clerkenwell,
1807.
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The Gamester
P. & P. Gally, 9 Turnmill St., Clerkenwell, London.
[graphic]
In Collection: | Collection of caricatures, mainly set in Dublin |
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Description: | Lettered with title within image, "The Gamester” with publication line "Pub. Augt. 7, 1807 by P. & P. [Peter and Paul] Gally, 9 Turnmill St., Clerkenwell, London". Print depicts a surly looking man, seated at a table where playing cards are strewn in an untidy heap, a pair of dice, a horn dice cup, a short length of rope and a revolver lie on the surface of the table. In the background a framed image on the wall features a stagecoach robbery (a man wearing a blue riding jacket is on horseback, pointing a pistol at the occupants in a carriage); in the background of the scene, a gallows can be seen with the body of a man hanging from it. |
Created: |
London :
P. & P. Gally, 9 Turnmill St., Clerkenwell,
1807.
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 print : hand coloured engraving, image 31.5 x 24.8, on sheet [cropped within plate mark], 36.8 x 26.6 cm.. |
Format: | Prints & Drawings |
Call Number: |
PD 2121 TX 1 (24)
(Collection unavailable) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |