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Shakespeare Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice, James Gillray

Shakespeare Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice

James Gillray (British) (1756-1815)

Movement
Caricature
Date
1789
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
50.2 × 38.4 cm (sheet)
Collection
Yale Center for British Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Yale Center for British Art, public domain

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Social satireChildJesterSacrificeOfferingAltarFireFlameSmokeBookPedestalGreedShakespeareCapeGhostMonsterPrintEtchingEngravingCaricatureSatireEnglandReligionTextClothing
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