A woman carrying a chair sweeps away from a young man who has approached her, indicating her refusal to dance with him; another young woman is sitting on a chair behind him. Etching by James Gillray, 1804, after B. North.

  • North, Brownlow, 1778-1829.
Date:
November 20th 1804
Reference:
32801i
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London (No. 27 St. James's Street) : H. Humphrey, November 20th 1804.

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1 print : etching ; image 24 x 36.3 cm

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A broad hint at not meaning to dance. B. [compass pointing to North] Esq.r del.t

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VIII, London 1947, no. 10302

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Wellcome Collection 32801i

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