An address from the citizens of N.....h to the National Convention [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- An address from the citizens of N.....h to the National Convention [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Address from the citizens of Norwich to the National Convention
- Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- 14 Feby. 1795.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publd. by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Abstract
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"Four citizens of Norwich seated on a bull, which kneels with its chest touching a cobbled pavement, address a group of Frenchmen with animals' heads, standing in a doorway (right). The foremost man on the bull wears a bonnet-rouge with a coat of military cut. The next two are dissenters wearing clerical bands, one an artisan wearing a steeple-crowned hat, an apron, and ungartered stockings, the other in a black gown. A sanctimonious man wearing a low-crowned hat is last. Behind them Norwich Cathedral and a ruined castle on a hill inscribed 'Kett's Castle' are indicated. The foremost member of the Convention is a man with an ape's head, wearing bonnet-rouge and military coat; he holds up a hand of amity but conceals a dagger. Next him is a butcher with the head of a wolf, his apron inscribed 'Legendre'. Three others stand behind, two wearing cocked hats."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Thirteen lines of text in two columns, one on either side of title: Citizens, since the days of old Kett the republican, Tanner Faction always has seen us list under her banner ...
Temporary local subject terms: Frenchmen as animals -- Artisans -- Dissenters -- French National Convention -- Bonnet-rouges -- Reference to John Bull -- Buildings: Kett's Castle -- Norwich Cathedral -- Citizens of Norwich.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 213 x 278 mm, mounted to 31 x 30 cm.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Six lines of ms. notes pasted on a separate piece of paper below image: The Republican Societies of Norwich forwarded an address of congratulation to the National Convention of Paris on the new constitution which had been recently drawn up ... - Provenance
- Suckling; November 1958.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 21.3 x 27.8 cm, on sheet 26 x 35 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 795.02.14.01 Impression 2
- Collection Title
- Leaf 58. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823.
- Collection Date
- [London], [between 1782 and 1810]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1795
Etchings England London 1795 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Legendre, Louis, 1756-1797
Windham, William, 1750-1810 - Subject (Topic)
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Bulls
Liberty cap
Daggers & swords
Butchers
Aprons - Subjects
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Legendre, Louis, 1756-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Windham, William, 1750-1810 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bulls
Liberty cap
Daggers & swords
Butchers
Aprons
England > 1795
England > London > 1795
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Ownership
Sayers, James, 1748-1823 > 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
- 8036147
- Object ID (OID)
- 10939248