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"The monster" (Renwick Williams) attacking a woman with a knife and fork. Etching by J. Gillray, 1790.
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
- Date
- 10 May 1790
- Reference
- 11193i
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Description
A man who attacked women, represented by a grotesque fiend wielding an exaggerated knife and fork and holding a young woman up by the skirt. Later identified as Renwick Williams.
Publication/Creation
[London] (18 Old Bond Strt.) : H. Humphrey, 10 May 1790.
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 25.3 x 35.5 cm
Contributors
Notes
Title from caption below image.
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VI, London 1938, no. 7727A
Lettering note
Bears number lower right : 15
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 11193i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
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Location Status Access Closed stores