A new edition considerably enlarged, of Attitudes faithfully copied from nature : and humbly dedicated to all admirers of the grand and sublime
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Description
- Title
- A new edition considerably enlarged, of Attitudes faithfully copied from nature : and humbly dedicated to all admirers of the grand and sublime
- Alternative Title
- Attitudes faithfully copied from nature
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1807]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published March 2nd 1807 by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Description
-
Title page engraved.
Attribution to James Gillray based on an inscription on the copy in The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Caricatures of Friedrich Rehberg's Drawings faithfully copied from nature at Naples (originally published 1794), with the figure of Emma Hamilton considerably enlarged.
Plates printed on blue paper and mounted.
BAC: British Art Center copy imperfect: title page wanting (title and imprint from British Museum Catalogue). Bound in full gilt-tooled long-grain morocco, with gilt edges. Bound by Rivere & Son. Armorial bookplates of Graham of Ardoch and Hampton of Anglesey. Has bound with it: Rehberg, F. Drawings faithfully copied from nature at Naples ([London?: S.W. Fores?] 1794). The caricatures in the present volume are juxtaposed (on facing pages) with the corresponding originals in Rehberg's work. Also has bound with it, as frontispiece: Dido in despair! (London: H. Humphrey, 1801) [George 9572].
Lewis Walpole Library copy: With original brown wrappers, detached. Inscription in the hand of James Gillray on title page: "Lt. Col. Birch from the Author." Caricatures of the obese Emma Hamilton are on coral-colored paper.
For further information, consult library staff. - Provenance
- Hill-Stone; November 2011.
- Extent
- [2] p., [12] leaves of plates : 31 cm.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Quarto 75 G41 807
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Etchings
Caricatures - Material
- etchings ;
- Subject (Name)
-
Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815
Rehberg, Friedrich, 1758-1835. - Subject (Topic)
- Tableaux
- Subjects
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Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Rehberg, Friedrich, 1758-1835
Tableaux
Graham > Bookplate
Hampton > Bookplate
Birch, Thomas James, ca. 1768-1829 > Presentation inscription from James Gillray
Gillray, James, 1756-1815 > Presentation inscription to Lt. Col. Birch
Rivere & Son > Binder
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
- 579110
- Object ID (OID)
- 10708992