Doublures of Characters; – or – striking Resemblances in Phisignomy. – "If you would know Mens Hearts, look in their Faces" – Lavater
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Title: Doublures of Characters; – or – striking Resemblances in Phisignomy. – "If you would know Mens Hearts, look in their Faces" – Lavater
Artist:
James Gillray (British, London 1756–1815 London)
Publisher:
John Wright (British, 1770/71–1844)
Subject:
Charles Fox (British, Costessey Park, near Norwich 1795–1849 Leyton, Essex)
Subject:
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Irish, Dublin 1751–1816 London)
Subject:
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk (British, 1746–1815)
Subject:
George Tierney (British, 1761–1830)
Subject:
Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (British, 1770–1844)
Subject:
Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (British, 1752–1834)
Subject:
Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (British, 1765–1802)
Date: November 1, 1798
Medium: Etching, mounted on contemporary newspaper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/16 in. (26 × 36 cm)
Newspaper mount: 14 9/16 × 19 5/16 in. (37 × 49 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1961
Accession Number: 61.663.106
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