Britannia intoxicated, or, The great ones in a bagnio [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Britannia intoxicated, or, The great ones in a bagnio [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Great ones in a bagnio
- Published / Created
- [1772]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
"A drunken orgy in a room with mirrors on the wall. Britannia, dressed as a courtesan (right), leans back in a chair, dead drunk, in her right. hand is a wine-bottle. One foot rests on her shield. A man standing behind pours over her the contents of a wine-bottle, in his right. hand he holds out a wine-glass. In the centre is a staggering figure wearing the ribbon and order of the Bath. His pocket is being picked by a plainly dressed man, while another holds his shoulder. Two men aimlessly flourish drawn swords. Another aims a blow with a long pole at a mirror. A courtesan has broken a mirror with a wine-bottle which she is waving in the air. In the background a woman, seated on a man's knee, is picking his pocket. On the floor in the foreground are broken wine-glasses, and a broken punch-bowl inscribed "the Constitution". The explanatory text asks "Who are the greatest drunkards? - Those at the helm - Who set the most glaring examples of adultery, fornication, &c -.."."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Publication place and date inferred from that of the magazine for which this plate was engraved.
Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 8, p. 185.
Temporary local subject terms: Drunkenness -- Prostitutes -- Dishes -- Allusion to the Constitution. - Provenance
- Suckling; May 1956;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 10.3 x 15.4 cm, on sheet 13 x 22 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 772.05.00.01
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1772
Periodical illustrations
Etchings England London 1772 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Britannia (Symbolic character)
Intoxication
Courtesans
Drinking vessels
Wine
Bowls (Tableware)
Pickpockets - Subjects
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Britannia (Symbolic character)
Intoxication
Courtesans
Drinking vessels
Wine
Bowls (Tableware)
Pickpockets
England > 1772
England > London > 1772
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
- 8332861
- Object ID (OID)
- 10715899