The Highlanders medley, or, The Duke triumphant [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Highlanders medley, or, The Duke triumphant [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Duke triumphant
- Contributor
- Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?, attributed name.
- Published / Created
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, 1746.
- Publication Place
- London?
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
A montage of images with the portrait of the Duke of Cumberland in the center. The theme is the defeat of the Young Pretender at the Battle of Culloden. In the upper left corner is an image of a broadside ballad, 'A Loyal Song', sung by Mr. Beard at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. Over it is superimposed a playing card of Jack of clubs in Scottish dress looking wistfully towards the Duke. Below, partially under the Duke's portait is an image of the Devil drawing the Scots caught in his net towards a hill on top of which stands the 'triple tree', i.e., the gallows, decorated with a royal crown at each corner. Beneath this image is another, showing the British cavalry, well equipped and healthy, pursuing the Scots on bony horses. Partially covering that image, at the bottom of the plate, is a smaller, allegorical representation of Britannia and Liberty pointing to a beehive and a temple of Concord. The last image, in top right of plate, shows the British army marching in a parade. Eight lines of verse, enclosed in a vignette, below the medley, begin as follows: Britons, behold the Royal Youth, 'tis he who fights your battles , sets your country free ...
- Description
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Title engraved above image.
Tentatively attributed to George Bickham the elder in an unverified card catalog record.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"Price 6d."
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Matted to 61 x 49 cm. - Provenance
- Parsons; February 1933; From the collection of Thomas Philip Robinson, Earl DeGrey, 1781-1859.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 350 x 260 mm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 746.00.00.25+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Portraits
Caricatures and cartoons
Allegories
Montages
Satires (Visual works) England 1746
Engravings England London 1746
Etchings England London 1746 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788 - Subject (Topic)
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Britannia (Symbolic character)
Culloden, Battle of, Scotland, 1746
Scots - Subjects
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William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 > Portraits
Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788 > Caricatures and cartoons
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Culloden, Battle of, Scotland, 1746
Scots
England > 1746
England > London > 1746
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
- 8712282
- Object ID (OID)
- 10700480