Out of place Hors d'emploi. [graphic] =
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Description
- Title
- Out of place Hors d'emploi. [graphic] =
- Alternative Title
- Hors d'emploi
- Contributor
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Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher. - Published / Created
- 2 Sepr. 1784.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the act directs
- Abstract
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Two politicians out of office sit shivering in a garret with very downcast expressions. The man on the left writes on a paper entitled 'Abusing Administration', with other similar papers scattered at his feet and those of his partner. Their landlady presents a unpaid bill for their lodging; a tattered print pinned to the wall behind, depicting an anchor inscribed 'Hope'. Both men are much thinner than in the companion print celebrating their corrupt practices: "In place. En emploi." A tattered curtain partially obscures the diamond-paned windows. On the right shelves hold dishes and a broken candle stuck in a bottle as a lamp; below the shelves is a chair and a nearby chamber pot
- Description
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Title from caption below image, in English and French.
Numbered "540" in lower left corner.
Companion print numbered "539" in lower left corner: In place. En emploi.
Artist from Sotheby's catalog: Watercolours by Robert Dighton, 23 February 1978, lot 32.
For an earlier version of this print see Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4, pt. II, no. 3773.
Also included in the design is a list of ways of obtaining places. - Provenance
- The Print Room, London ; Sept., 1997 ;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 35 x 25 cm, on sheet 36 x 26 cm
- Language
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English
French
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 784.09.02.02+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Mezzotints England London 1784 - Material
- mezzotint ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Poverty
Chamber pots
Costumes
Prices
Interiors
Furniture
Emblems - Subjects
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Poverty
Chamber pots
Costumes
Prices
Interiors
Furniture
Emblems
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
- 7670170
- Object ID (OID)
- 10727897