End of the Irish farce of Catholic emancipation [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- End of the Irish farce of Catholic emancipation [graphic]
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Published / Created
- [17 May 1805]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 17th, 1805, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
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"A burlesqued illustration of the quotation from 'Paradise Lost' etched below the design ... In the upper left corner of the design, and in the background, an aged St. Peter holds open a small arched door, putting one of his three massive keys into the lock. The irradiated doorway is 'Popish Supremacy'; through it is seen a table, also irradiated, spread with loaves, fishes (cf. BMSat 10697), and wine. A golden staircase receding in perspective ascends in a curve to the door from the summit of the globe, on which 'Ireland' (the more conspicuous) and 'England' are marked. A procession of petitioners winds up the globe from the lower margin of the design; its leaders have begun to ascend the stairs but have been struck by three mighty blasts of wind. These issue from the mouths of Pitt, Hawkesbury (just below), and Sidmouth (considerably lower) Their profile heads emerge from dark clouds on the extreme left. The blasts have overthrown the leading petitioners: Grenville, in bishop's robes, staggers back with outstretched arms, his crozier and mitre fall, and the Catholic Petition blows from his hands, tattered by the wind, in a stream of 'popish' objects which slants upwards across the design. Immediately behind him, full face, the spectacled Buckingham staggers backward. He is dressed as a monk. In front of the two brothers Moira has fallen on his back on the third stair, kicking wildly, his upright l. leg expressing his characteristic stiff rigidity. He wears a surplice over regimentals and spurred boots, and his sword has broken. He has dropped the halter of the Irish bull on which sits Fox, dressed as a cardinal, the central figure of the design. The bull, snorting flames, rears violently, throwing Fox back into a horizontal position. Round its neck is a tricolour ribbon inscribed 'Order of St Patrick', from which hangs a medal with a profile of 'Buonaparte'; on its head is a bunch of shamrock. Fox is a Papal Legate; he is about to fall, and drops his triple cross to which is attached a tattered tricolour banner, inscribed 'Catholic Emancipa[tion']. His cardinal's hat flies off; from his left hand blows a document with many seals: 'Hierarchical Powers of ye Legate-Cardinal Volpone'. Mrs. Fitzherbert, a Mother Abbess, has fallen headlong from the stairs on to the globe. Her r. hand is on Ireland, resting on an open book: ' . . by the Brighton Abbess System of Education for the benefit of Protestant Children'; her left wrist is on England. Her crozier rests on the globe. Her robes, rent by the fall, display bare posteriors and fat, kicking legs, suggesting the connotation of 'abbess' and bawd, see BMSat 5184, &c. Moira has flung his left arm across her. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Four stanzas of verse below image, two on either side of title: "And now St. Peter at heav'n's wicket seems ...
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on upper and lower edges. - Provenance
- Michael Finney; 11 June 2003.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 38.0 x 48 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 805.05.17.01++
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1805
Etching England London 1805 - Material
- etching with aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823
Windham, William, 1750-1810
Tierney, George, 1761-1830
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 - Subject (Topic)
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Catholic emancipation
Great Britain - Subjects
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Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863 > Caricatures and cartoons
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Windham, William, 1750-1810 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tierney, George, 1761-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839 > Caricatures and cartoons
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825 > Caricatures and cartoons
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Catholic emancipation > Great Britain
England > 1805
England > London > 1805
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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- 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
- 6264482
- Object ID (OID)
- 10939138