The [mitred] soldier, or, The [church] militant [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The [mitred] soldier, or, The [church] militant [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Church militant
- Creator
- Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1715-1790, printmaker
- Contributor
- Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1715-1790, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1745?]
- Publication Place
- Paris
- Publisher
- Che Cocin
- Abstract
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"A satire on Thomas Herring, Archbishop of York, and the enthusiastic part he played in raising volunteer troops to resist the Jacobite rising. He is shown dressed partly as a bishop and partly as a military officer his episcopal gown tucked up over a lace-edged military coat and waistcoat beneath, he has lawn sleeves but wears gaiters and a gorget, on his back is a knapsack with his mitre on top. He shoulders a gun from the trigger of which is a ribbon lettered O Lord open thou my Lips & my Mouth shall show forth thy Praise. He says 'My [mitre] My Lands My Gold, Church'. A fish is shown above his lace cocked hat in allusion to his name. Behind him are a group of less keen volunteers, on the left lay men march with armed clergy, one saying 'May [he] Starve with us' another carries a standard (large flag?) a cleric says 'I'm a Canon', another claims 'I’ll be Vicar of Bray still', two clerical soldiers on the right complain one saying 'I've 12 Children but no Lands' the other 'Fight I have but 20£ a Year'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from text below image.
Publication date from British Museum catalogue.
The following words within title are represented by a rebus: 'mitred' by a bishop's mitre, 'church' by an image of a church building.
Temporary local subject terms: Clergymen -- Emblems: crowned herring for Bishop Herring -- Literature: reference to the song The Vicar of Bray -- Knapsacks -- Church buildings -- Portrayal of a church militant.
Watermark: countermark IV. - Provenance
- Alan Thomas for W.S. Lewis, Christie's October 21, 1965, lot 33; November 1965; Major Sir Charles Blackett Collection.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 22.6 x 21.7 cm, on sheet 38 x 24 cm
- Language
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French
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 745.10.00.01+ Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) France 1745
Rebuses
Engravings France Pari 1745
Etchings France Paris 1745
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Herring, Thomas, 1693-1757
- Subject (Topic)
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Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746
Bishops
Clergy
Miters
Daggers & swords
Rifles - Subjects
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Herring, Thomas, 1693-1757 > Caricatures and cartoons
Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746
Bishops
Clergy
Miters
Daggers & swords
Rifles
France > 1745
France > Pari > 1745
France > Paris > 1745
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8775957
- Object ID (OID)
- 10700472