Gillray Betty Canning

James Gillray.
Betty Canning revived: _ or _ A peep at the Conjuration of Mary Squires, & the Gypsey Family.
London, H.G.Bohn, 1851. Etching, 250 x 350mm. Coloured. Trimmed from larger sheet, narrow top margin.
£175
Elizabeth Gunning forged a letter to her father from the Duke of Marlborough, proporting his approval of her match with his son, the Marquis of Blandford. Having been discovered and ejected from her father's house, this satirises her attempts to deny the forgery, swearing an affidavit before a necromancer. First published 1792. GILL0021