The church militant [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The church militant [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [not after 1788]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Sold by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
-
"A procession of bishops and clergy march from left to right. headed by a prelate, evidently Archbishop Markham, on a prancing horse, holding a drawn sword. After him walk two boy choristers chanting from an open music book held between them. One sings "O Lord our God, Arise", the other, "Scatter our Enemies". Next come three bishops: a lean ascetic who carries their standard, between two who are stout and gross. On the standard, which is attached to a crozier, is "To Arms O Israel", and a mitre between two crossed croziers. The prelate on the standard-bearer's left sings, "Give us good Beef in Store", the other, who carries a musket on his shoulder, sings "When that's gone, send us more". Behind them a fat bishop sings "And the Key of the Cellar Door", while the cleric next him, who wears an academic gown and cap, sings "That we may drink". Behind, the mitres of more bishops are visible, and a man in academic cap and gown, who sings, "From Labour & Industry - Good Lord deliver us"."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of similar composition
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Later state, with traces of aquatint and without original imprint. Cf. No. 5553 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Publication date based on publisher's street address. See British Museum online catalogue.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Watermark: Russell & Co. 1797.
Impression from a worn plate; publication line is faint and almost illegible. - Provenance
- Old Print Shop; March 1961;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 24.7 x 34.8 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 779.09.05.01.2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1788
Etchings England London 1788
Watermarks (Paper) Russell & Co. 1797 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Religious processions
Clergy - Subjects
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Religious processions
Clergy
England > 1788
England > London > 1788
Russell & Co. > 1797
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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
- 6699944
- Object ID (OID)
- 10723302