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"Oh! that this too too solid flesh would melt.", James Gillray

"Oh! that this too too solid flesh would melt."

James Gillray (British) (1756-1815)

Movement
Caricature
Date
1791
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
18 × 19.6 cm
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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Social satireWomanManCoupleLadyWigKneelingDressApronLaceHairdressingCapProfileHumorGrotesqueLegendOrangePrintEtchingEngravingCaricatureSatireEnglandClothingHatEmbonpoint
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