Blowing-up the Pic-Nic's;–or–Harlequin Quixote Attacking the Puppets, vide Tottenham Street Pantomime

James Gillray British

Publisher Hannah Humphrey British

April 2, 1802

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Blowing-up the Pic-Nic's;–or–Harlequin Quixote Attacking the Puppets, vide Tottenham Street Pantomime
Artist: James Gillray (British, London 1756–1815 London)
Publisher: Hannah Humphrey (British, ca. 1745–1819)
Date: April 2, 1802
Medium: Etching; proof
Dimensions: sheet (clipped impression, inlaid): 13 3/4 x 10 1/16 in. (34.9 x 25.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.888-92
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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