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James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, Sophia, Honour, and the Chambermaid, 1780
- Title:
Sophia, Honour, and the Chambermaid
- Additional Title(s):
Sophia, Honour, & the Chambermaid: 'Tom Jones,' Book X, Chapter V
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1780
- Medium:
- Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 5/8 x 10 7/8 inches (39.7 x 27.7 cm), Plate: 11 5/16 x 8 7/16 inches (28.8 x 21.4 cm), Image: 8 1/8 x 6 9/16 inches (20.7 x 16.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "3609 | [...]"
Lettered, lower center under image: "Invented, Drawn, and Engraved by Js. GILLRAY, 1st Pl: Publish'd by T.MACKLIN No39,Fleet Street, Augt1st1780."; lower center: "Sophia, Honour, & the Chambermaid, | 'He told us, Madam (to to be sure it's all a Lye,) that your Ladyship was Dying for Love of the | 'Young Squire, and that he was going to the Wars, to get rid of you.' | Fieldings Tom Jones, Book X, Chap.5"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1994.4.967
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bed | bedroom | book | candle | candlestick | dressing table | hats | illustration | lady | literary theme | maid | moon | night | novel | servants | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | women
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:37746
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