Anecdote maçonnique [graphic]

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Description

Title
Anecdote maçonnique [graphic]
Alternative Title
Masonic anecdote
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created
[21 November 1786]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Publish'd November 21st, 1786, for the proprietor by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Abstract

"A masonic feast: in the centre of the room on a platform is an empty armchair decorated with a masonic symbol. Below it and on the right is a table with punch-bowl, glasses, candles, &c, behind which are the English members of the Lodge, some seated, others standing. On the left sit the French members, the most prominent being Cagliostro; all wear masonic aprons. ... "--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Titles in English and French etched above image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Captions in French and English etched under each title, respectively.
Thirty lines of verse in French below image on left, under the heading, "Abregè de l'histoire du Comte Arabe": Nè Dieu sait où, maintenu Dieu sait comme ...
Thirty lines of verse in English below image on right, under the heading, "Abstract of the Arabian Count's memoirs": Born God knows where, supported God knows how ...
Sheet trimmed within plate mark, and imprint statement mostly erased from sheet; imprint from British Museum catalogue.
Temporary local subject terms: Trades: hairdresser -- Hairdressers: Mr. Barker, King Street, Bloomsbury -- Opticians: Mr. Mash -- Interior of the Freemasons' Lodge of Antiquity -- Freemasons' symbols -- Furniture -- Upholstered chair -- Lighting: candlesticks -- Glass decanter -- Glass bottle -- Wine glasses -- Punch bowls.
Watermark: Russell & Co. 1797 on the right side of sheet; fleur-de-lis on the left side.
Provenance
Old Print Shop; March 1961;
Extent
1 print : sheet 51.7 x 45.8 cm
Language
French
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Drawer 786.11.21.01

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1786
Etchings England London 1786
Watermarks (Paper)
Material
etching with stipple ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Cagliostro, Alessandro, conte di, 1743-1795
Subject (Topic)
Freemasonry
Quacks and quackery
Fraternal organizations
Interiors
Dining tables
Chairs
Candles
Eating & drinking
Subjects
Cagliostro, Alessandro, conte di, 1743-1795 > Caricatures and cartoons
Freemasonry
Quacks and quackery
Fraternal organizations
Interiors
Dining tables
Chairs
Candles
Eating & drinking
England > 1786
England > London > 1786
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
7779896
Object ID (OID)
10728206

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