The Bishop of A Tun's breeches, or, The flaming eveque purifying the house of office [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Bishop of A Tun's breeches, or, The flaming eveque purifying the house of office [graphic].
- Alternative Title
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Bishop of Autun's breeches
Flaming eveque purifying the house of office - Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [14 May 1792]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. May 14th, 1792, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
-
"The interior of a latrine; a procession, headed by Talleyrand holding up a crozier, advances towards the seat; through the circular aperture looks out the head of a demon, saying, "Ca Ira! Ca Ira!" Talleyrand, as Bishop of Autun, wears mitre, lawn sleeves, long robes; he puts one knee on the seat, showing that his leg above the knee is bare, revealing him a sans-culotte; to his crozier are suspended his blazing breeches. He is followed by a French fish-wife, walking in profile to the right, and carrying a flaming torch inscribed 'Inflammatory Epis[tle]'; in her right hand is a document inscribed 'Instructions from the National Assembly to their Diplomatique'. Two fish hang from her waist. Behind and on the extreme left walk three small and ruffianly Frenchmen with tricolour caps carrying a lighted brazier, a red-hot poker, &c. On the wall (right), partly obscured by the smoke from the breeches and in danger of destruction, is a picture of 'The House of Commons'. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Dedication etched below title: To the patriots of France & England, this representation of the burning zeal of the holy "Attachè a la Mission," and his colleague "L'Envoié des Poissardes," is most respectfully dedicated.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: House of Commons: incident of burning breeches found in a closet of the House, May 9, 1792 -- Pictures amplifying subject: House of Commons -- Interiors: latrine -- French peasants -- Clergy: bishops -- Trades: fish wives -- Furnishings: brazier -- Pokers -- Lighting: torches -- Croziers -- Chauvelin as a fish wife -- Talleyrand as bishop -- Expressions of speech: c̦a ira -- Prejudice against France -- Sans-cullotes.
1 print : etching ; plate mark 24.7 x 34.8 cm., on sheet 26 x 36 cm.
On laid paper, hand-colored. - Provenance
- Old Print Shop; June 1961;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 25.0 x 34.6 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 792.05.14.01 Impression 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1792
Etchings England London 1792
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Chauvelin, Bernard-François, marquis de, 1766-1832
Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838 - Subject (Topic)
- Demons
- Subjects
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Chauvelin, Bernard-François, marquis de, 1766-1832 > Caricatures and cartoons
Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838 > Caricatures and cartoons
Demons
England > 1792
England > London > 1792
18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
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
- 7816176
- Object ID (OID)
- 10732777