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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Joseph Greenberg Collection
• Sale Date:
  09 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST)
• Lot #:
  331
• Lot Description:
  James Gillray
  (British, 1756 - 1815)
  “The Man of Feeling, in search of Indispensibles” 1800
  satirical etching with hand-colouring
  28 x 39cm
• Notes:
  William V, Prince of Orange, at a dressmaker’s shop with both hands up the skirts of the two women in the foreground. According to the accompanying tongue in cheek description, he is satisfying the curiosity of inquiring minds among the beau monde about the precise location of women’s “indispensibles.” The hereditary Prince of Orange had taken refuge in England after the French invaded Holland in 1795. While in exile, he had a reputation for sexual promiscuity that Gillray had no qualms about exploiting.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 300
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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