Exhaltation of Faro's Daughters
London: Hannah Humphrey, May 12th 1796. Gillray, James. Wraps. 40 x 28 cm. Hand colored etching. Note below standing figures, " Cure for Gambling Published by Lord Kenyon in the Court of Kings Bench on May 9th 1796." Lord Kenyon was considered an excellent judge who suffered from an "excess of zeal" in moral issues. Gaming was very popular for the aristocratic class of women, and here Lady Buckinghamshire, her short petticoat esposes her fat legs and Lady Archer are pummeled with tomatoes and trash by the public Chip at top left corner, adhesions on verso margins, small hole center right margin. Very good. Item #22966
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