French Liberty, British Slavery

James Gillray, published December 21, 1792

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French Liberty, British Slavery, published December 21, 1792. Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper.

Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper · Image: 23.5 × 34.2 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: French Liberty, British Slavery
Artist: James Gillray (English, 1756-1815) published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818)
Date: published December 21, 1792
Medium: Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 23.5 × 34.2 cm (9 5/16 × 13 1/2 in.); Plate: 24.9 × 35.4 cm (9 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.); Sheet: 27.7 × 39.6 cm (10 15/16 × 15 5/8 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1756–1815

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.