Hudibrass and his 'squire [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Hudibrass and his 'squire [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Hudibras and his 'squire
- Contributor
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Collings, Samuel.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Wells, William, active 1777-1784, publisher. - Published / Created
- Jany. 1st, 1784.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. by W. Wells No 132 Fleet Street
- Abstract
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"Fox (left) and Burke (right) sit side by side in the stocks as Hudibras and his 'squire Ralpho. One foot of each is imprisoned; their hands are clasped. Burke looks at Fox, who sits with closed eyes and a dejected expression. Pitt stands (right) holding a halberd and a bunch of three keys labelled 'Treasury'. All are in pseudo-seventeenth-century costume. On the wall behind Fox hangs a scourge with two lashes, one inscribed 'Prerogative', the other 'Vox Populi', indicating the two causes of the fall of the Coalition. Behind Burke's head is a placard: 'This day is pubd------An Essay on ye Tumblime and Beautifull by Ralph B.' (an allusion to Burke's essay on 'The Sublime and the Beautiful'). In front of the stocks lie two papers inscribed 'India Bill' and 'Warrant of... Temple', since Temple had conveyed to the Lords the king's desire for the defeat of the India Bill. A whipping-post attached to the stocks is inscribed 'Otium cum Dignitate'. Beneath the design is etched: 'Sure none that see how here we sit, Will judge us overgrown with wit; For who without a cap & bauble Having subdu'd, a bear & rabble, And might with honor have come off, Would put it to a second proof: A Politic exploit right fit, For Coalition zeal & wit! Hudibrass.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Attributed variously to Collings and to Gillray.
Publisher dates from British Museum catalogue.
Mounted to 33 x 27 cm. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.8 x 18.5 cm, on sheet 30 x 24 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 784.01.01.01 Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Political cartoons England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching with engraving ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England.
- Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 - Subject (Topic)
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Stocks (Punishment)
Clothing & dress - Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Stocks (Punishment)
Clothing & dress > England
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
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
- 6909179
- Object ID (OID)
- 10727361