A Peep at Christies;–or–Tally-ho & his Nimeny-pimeney taking the Morning Lounge 1796

"A Peep at Christies;–or–Tally-ho & his Nimeny-pimeney taking the Morning Lounge" is a satirical hand-colored etching by James Gillray, created in 1796. This piece depicts a scene within an art gallery, satirizing the art collecting trends of the time. The caricatured figures, including a woman with a ridiculously large hat and a man with a comical, oversized body, are looking at artwork and commenting upon it. Gillray's work often poked fun at social norms and the upper classes, making it a popular form of political commentary. The etching is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.