"–So Skiffy-Skipt On, With his Wonted Grace"–Vide Birthday Ball. See Morning Herald. Jan-y 20th 1800
jamesgillray
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print
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drawing
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imaginative character sketch
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aged paper
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toned paper
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personal sketchbook
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men
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sketchbook drawing
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watercolour illustration
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cartoon carciture
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green and neutral
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sketchbook art
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watercolor
"–So Skiffy-Skipt On, With his Wonted Grace"–Vide Birthday Ball. See Morning Herald. Jan-y 20th, is a satirical caricature by James Gillray. The print mocks a man in a fashionable outfit, exaggerating his features and posture to create a humorous effect. This work is typical of Gillray's political cartoons that satirized contemporary social and political figures and events. The work is an aquatint hand-colored etching held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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