Brunswick triumphant!, or, The battle of the blood's, pure & contaminated [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Brunswick triumphant!, or, The battle of the blood's, pure & contaminated [graphic].
- Alternative Title
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Battle of the bloods, pure & contaminated
Battle of the bloods, pure and contaminated - Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Aitken, James, active 1788-1802, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [23 May 1789]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 23d, 1789, by J. Aitken, Castle Street, Leicester Fields
- Abstract
-
"A pugilistic encounter between the Duke of York (left) and Lt.-Col. Charles Lennox (right), both stripped to the waist. The Duke stands with both fists clenched, saying, "Come on my Lad! don't fall without a Blow! I'll tickle your Mazzard, if you dare to stand up like a Man!" Lennox, on one knee, clutches the arm of his second, the Duke of Richmond, saying, "O save me Nunkle! - O Lord! - O Lord! - O Lord! Your H--h--ss is above my Match! - O Lord - I'm not fit to fight any body above your Footman". Richmond puts out a hand to restrain his nephew, saying with an expression of alarm, "For heavens sake, forbear! we are nothing but a brood of Bastards! Bastards begot - Bastards instructed - Bastards in Mind - Bastards in Valour - in every thing illegitimate - we are neither of Blood, or of Honor, to cope with your Hi-h--ss!!" The Prince of Wales, on the extreme left, is his brother's second; he says, with a contemptuous expression, "Fredrick! cant you tip his bottle holder a sly plump in the Bread-basket?" Behind him is a Union flag; behind Richmond are fortifications flying a French flag, symbolizing his French descent and title ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Four lines of verse below image, following title: Oft have I seen a hot o'erweening cur, run back & bark because he was with-held, who being suffer'd in the bears fell paw, hath clap'd his tail between his legs & cry'd.
"Price 1 sh."
Sheet trimmed mostly within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Duels: Duke of York and Lt.-Col. Lennox, May 26, 1789 -- Duke of Richmond's fortifications -- Allusion to Charles II -- Flags -- Union Jack -- French flag -- Boxing.
Watermark: countermark S. Lay. - Provenance
- Old Print Shop; Mar. 1961 ;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 26 x 36 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 789.05.23.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Dueling
Satires (Visual works) England 1789
Etchings England London 1789
Watermarks (Paper) S. Lay - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1764-1819 - Subjects
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1764-1819 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1789
England > London > 1789
S. Lay
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
- 7723142
- Object ID (OID)
- 10731118