The blessings of peace prosperity & domestick-happiness ; The curses of war : invasion, massacre & desolation / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The blessings of peace prosperity & domestick-happiness ; The curses of war : invasion, massacre & desolation / [graphic]
- Alternative Title
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"Curs'd be the man who owes his greatness to his country's ruin!!!!!
"Cursed be the man who owes his greatness to his country's ruin!!!!! - Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Published / Created
- [12 January 1795]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Jany. 12th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, No. 37 New Bond Street
- Abstract
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"A design in two adjacent circles, with inscriptions above and below the circles on an aquatinted ground. In the manner of genre, not satire. [1] The kitchen of a young English farmer who sits with his arm round a little boy (right) who stands at his knee eating an apple, while his pretty wife (left) holds out a buxom child to kiss him. He holds a sickle. A dog sits at his feet. Behind (right), before a blazing fire, a young woman places a sirloin of beef upon a round table, laid for a meal, with a large pitcher beside it. A pestle and mortar and other brass utensils are neatly ranged on the chimney-piece, beside which is a spit. A ham and string of onions hang on the wall. Through an open door (left) are a hen and chickens, two pigs feeding in a stye, and a haystack. The title continues: 'Prosperity & Domestick-Happiness.' [2] A young farmer lies stabbed to the heart by a bayonet, surrounded by his despairing and terrified wife and three children. Behind (right) is a ruined house. In the background (left) French soldiers are driving off sheep and cattle, and a village (right) is in flames. Behind is the sea with ships of war at anchor. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from text below images.
Text below title: To the people & the parliament of Great-Britain, this print is dedicated, by the Crown & Anchor Society.
Text above images: Such Britain was! Such Flanders, Spain, Holland, now is! From such a sad reverse, O Gracious God, preserve our country!!
Temporary local subject terms: Kitchens -- Fireplaces -- Farmers -- Wars -- Peace vs. war.
Mounted to 38 x 44 cm. - Provenance
- B. Daniell & Son; Oct. 1962;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 32.3 x 38 cm, on sheet 37 x 42 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 795.01.12.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1795
Aquatints England London 1795
Etchings England London 1795 - Material
- etching & aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subjects
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England > 1795
England > London > 1795
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
- Catalog Record
- 9721965
- Object ID (OID)
- 10939235
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