James Gillray ORIGINAL, So Skiffy Skipt On..., 1800
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James Gillray, So Skiffy Skipt On With His Wonted Grace , 1800 This is an original Gillray print with original Humphrey's shop standard hand colouring. Gillray's So Skiffy Skipt On With His Wonted Grace , is a personal satire on Sir Lumley Skeffington that was published in 1800. Skeffington was the only son of a wealthy family of merchant bankers and by his late teens he was already considered to be something of a fashion icon and trend-setter. He was soon admitted into the so-called ‘Carleton House set’, a collection of fashionable young fops who clustered around the equally asinine Prince of Wales, and asked to advise Prince George in all matters relating to dress and deportment. Skeffington was 28 when this satire was published and had already reached the pinnacle of London society. Gillray captures his sharp, slightly sallow, features and the lavish yellow, white and blue outfits on which his reputation and fame had been built. He is also shown skipping which is presumably a mocking reference to the affected mannerisms which gentlemen dandies chose to adopt. Print has been mounted on very old card and trimmed to within platemark. The original title and publication line are missing but a contemporary hand has added them in copperplate writing at the bottom right-hand corner of the print. Otherwise in superb condition.
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