Monuments lately discover'd on Salisbury Plain [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Monuments lately discover'd on Salisbury Plain [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Monuments lately discovered on Salisbury Plain
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [15 June 1782]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. June 15th, 1782, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Abstract
-
A satire on the Prince of Wales's relations with Lady Salisbury, the pair shown holding hands on the right, while her husband, drawn as a block of stone, stamps angrily in the center. Between them is Mrs. Robinson, who had been deserted by the Prince, and on the left 5 figures are dancing in a circle
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Two lines of explanatory text below title: The figures No. 1 & 2 are judged by conoiseurs [sic] to have lately been animated with the coelestial fire ...
Sheet trimmed within plate mark. - Extent
- 1 print : sheet 24 x 33 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 782.06.15.02+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Etchings England London 1782 - Material
- etching, hand-colored ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Salisbury Plain (England)
England - Subject (Name)
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Cecil, Mary Amelia, Marchioness of Salisbury, 1750-1835
Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823
Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800 - Subject (Topic)
-
Cuckolds
Couples
Clothing & dress - Subjects
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cecil, Mary Amelia, Marchioness of Salisbury, 1750-1835 > Caricatures and cartoons
Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cuckolds
Salisbury Plain (England)
Couples
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1782
England > London > 1782
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
- 6788010
- Object ID (OID)
- 10724610