Very Slippy-Weather,Cartoon,1808,Humphrey's Printing Est.,London,James Street
Title: Very slippy-weather / etch'd by Js. Gillray.
Creator(s): Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist
Date Created/Published: London : Publish'd by H. Humphrey, 1808 February 10th.
Summary: Cartoon shows an elderly man who has slipped and fallen on the sidewalk outside Humphrey's printing establishment at No. 27 St. James's Street, London. He is holding a thermometer which he manages keep upright, behind him are five individuals looking at caricatures printed by Humphrey that are on display in the shop windows.
Notes:
Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 11100.
Subjects:
Caricatures--1800-1810.
Merchandise displays--England--London--1800-1810.
Falling--1800-1810.
Older people--England--London--1800-1810.
Thermometers--England--London--1800-1810.
Printing industry--England--London--1800-1810.
Cartoons (Commentary)--British--1800-1810.
Etchings--Hand-colored--1800-1810.
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