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Lot 7
Group of Three 18th-Century Caricatures - Darly, Bunbury, and Gillray
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The first: Matthew Darly (Br., 18th C), The Connoiseurs. The head is undetermined, some taking it for Julius Caesar, some for Holofernes, others for an Antideluvian Law-Giver, hand-colored engraving, 1771; the second: Henry William Bunbury (Br., 1750-1811), The Hopes of the Family. An Admission at the University, hand-colored etching, 1772; the third: James Gillray (Br., 1757-1815), Two-Penny Whist, hand-colored etching, 1796; all matted and framed.

Platemarks 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (the first), 9 5/8 x 14 in. (the second), 8 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. (the third); DOA 16 x 20 in. (the largest; others slightly smaller)

The Estate of William Lee Pritchard, M.D., Charlotte, NC

Scattered foxing and some toning; small nick to the first; small tear to the second; not examined out of frames.