An amusing state of uncertainty, peace or war!! [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- An amusing state of uncertainty, peace or war!! [graphic].
- Contributor
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Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, attributed name. - Published / Created
- [20 June 1791]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. June 20, 1791, by Wm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
- Abstract
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Fox hides under a four-poster bed hung with curtains, his hand resting on his chin with a speech balloon above his head: "They'll do nothing at last!" A bare-breasted woman [Catherine II of Russia] wearing a nightdress, a crown on her head, and pearls at her throat, holds a dagger in her hand as she addresses Pitt who stands before her: "Which you please, young man. If your instrument entered it would make no impression that I'd care a fig for." Pitt also in a nightdress and holding a dagger, asks, "Shall we or shall we not?"
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Possibly by Richard Newton. See The Lewis Walpole Library card catalog.
The female figure was formerly mis-identified as Britannia (?). For correct identification of Catherine the Great see: Dawson, R. Catherine the Great and the Culture of Celebrity in the Eighteenth Century, page 160.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires. For copy after George Moutard Woodward published 15 June 1791, see British Museum Registration number: 1948,0214.468.
Watermark: fleur-de-lis and countermark I V. - Provenance
- Walter Schatzki; September 1971;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 31.3 x 41 cm, on sheet 35 x 45 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 791.06.20.04+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1791
Etchings England London 1791 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 - Subject (Topic)
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Politics and government
Bedrooms
Daggers & swords
Canopy beds
Sleepwear - Subjects
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1789-1820
Bedrooms
Daggers & swords
Canopy beds
Sleepwear
England > 1791
England > London > 1791
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
- 7772944
- Object ID (OID)
- 10732596
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