Childs Gallery: Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt; Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles; or The British Hero cleansing the Mouth of the Nile by James Gillray

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Artist:	Gillray, James British(1757-1815)	Title:	Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt; Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles; or The British Hero cleansing the Mouth of the Nile
Date:	1798	Media:	Etching and engraving
Dimensions:	10 1/4 X 14 1/2 inches	Signature:	Signed in plate
Description:	Wright 207; BMC 9250; Godfrey 87. Bohn edition, reprinted in 1851 from the original copper plate. Bohn edition impressions are characterized by the presence of a number in the top right-hand corner, lack of coloring, and double-sided printing. Signed in plate lower right: "Js. Gy. inv & fect.; inscribed in plate lower left: "Pubd. Octr. 6th 1798, by H. Humphrey. 27 St. James's Street"; numbered in plate upper right: "*207". Ttitled in plate below image: "Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt; - Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles; - or- The British Hero cleansing e/y Mouth of e/y Nile". A fine impression in fine condition aside from minor foxing. A section of the lower left margin is trimmed very slightly; remaining margins measure between 1 3/4 and 2 1/4 inches. Verso bears Plate 209 from the Bohn edition, "Nelson's Victory or Good News operating upon Loyal Feelings".
Price:	$325

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