Cheyt-Syngs, ghost [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Cheyt-Syngs, ghost [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Chait Singh
- Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [9 March 1788]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub'd Mar. 9 1788 by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"Hastings (right) shrinks in terror at the apparition of Chait Singh (left) who emerges from clouds, a rope round his neck, his left hand raised threateningly. His turban is inscribed 'Cheyt Sing.' They stand on opposite sides of a rectangular table covered with a fringed cloth, behind which sits a lady reading a book which lies on the table: 'The State of India'. Her dress and large feathered hat are heavily decked with jewels. Hastings, who wears oriental dress with a jewelled turban, has overturned his chair; on its back are the initials 'W H.' Two Indian servants (right) stand behind Hastings. In the centre of the wall, behind the lady, are shelves on which are money-bags, some inscribed 'Rupees' and 'Pagod[as]', jewels, and a large turban inscribed 'Cheyt Syng.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Variant state of no. 7315 in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires v. 6. The 'y' in May is partly visible under 'r' engraved over it.
Sheet trimmed leaving thread margins. - Provenance
- Old Print Shop; June 1961;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.5 x 35 cm, on sheet 25 x 35 cm
- Edition
- [State with month altered to 'Mar'].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 788.03.09.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1788
Etchings England London 1788 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
India
India. - Subject (Name)
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Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
Chait, Singh, rajah of Benares, fl. 1775-1781
Nandakumara, Mahārāja, -1775 - Subject (Topic)
-
Impeachment
Politics and government
Ghosts
Gems
Jewelry
Servants
Tablecloths
Turbans
Men
Clothing & dress - Subjects
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Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818 > Impeachment
Chait, Singh, rajah of Benares, fl. 1775-1781 > Caricatures and cartoons
Nandakumara, Mahārāja, -1775 > Caricatures and cartoons
India > Politics and government > 1765-1947
Ghosts
Gems
Jewelry
Servants > India
Tablecloths
Turbans
Men > Clothing & dress > India > 1780-1788
England > 1788
England > London > 1788
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
- 8068715
- Object ID (OID)
- 10728432