Shrine at St. Ann's Hill [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Shrine at St. Ann's Hill [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [26 May 1798]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 26th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
- Abstract
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"Fox kneels in profile to the right with bent back before an altar, his hands together. His unpowdered hair is cropped. From his pocket projects a book: 'New Constitut[ion]'. The altar, draped with a cloth on which crossed daggers are embroidered, is raised on a stone step. On it is a guillotine, dripping blood. To this is tied with a tricolour sash two tables, resembling those of the Ten Commandments, but of the 'DROIT DE L'HOMME: I. Right to Worship whom we please. II. Right to create & bow down to any thing we chuse to set up. III. Right to use in vain any Name we like. IV. Right to work Nine Days in the Week, & do what we please on the Tenth: V. Right to honor both Father & Mother, when we find it necessary. VI. Right to Kill. VII. Right to commit Adultery. VIII. Right to Plunder. IX. Right to bear what Witness we please. X. Right to covet our Neighbour[s] House & all that is his.' On the altar in front of the guillotine stand three roughly made posts on rectangular pedestals. The centre one (in place of a crucifix), inscribed 'Exit Homo', is surmounted by a large cap of 'EgaliteĢ' with a tricolour cockade; at its base is a skull and cross-bones. On the other posts are busts: (left) 'Robert- \ speire'; to the post are nailed two bleeding hands; (right) 'Buona \ -parte'. The altar and guillotine are backed by draped and fringed curtains. From the upper left corner of the design a shaft of light surrounded by clouds descends towards Fox. In this are the winged heads of six members of the Opposition, all wearing bonnets-rouges and looking towards the 'Droit de l'Homme'. In front is Norfolk, next and on the left is Lansdowne with an inscrutable smile. They are followed by Bedford; above him are Tierney and Lauderdale. Last, and on a smaller scale, is the malevolent head of Nicholls."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Members of the Opposition -- St. Ann's Hill -- Shrines -- Guillotine -- Cap of Liberty as bonnet rouge -- Literature: Thomas Paine's Rights of Man -- Allusion to the Ten Commandments. - Provenance
- Sanders ; Sept. 1960 ;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 36.5 x 26.2 cm, on sheet 38 x 28 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 798.05.26.02+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1798
Aquatints England London 1798
Etchings England London 1798 - Material
- aquatint & etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815
Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839
Tierney, George, 1761-1830
Nicholls, John, 1745?-1832
Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 - Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tierney, George, 1761-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Nicholls, John, 1745?-1832 > Caricatures and cartoons
Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794 > Caricatures and cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1798
England > London > 1798
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
- 8165353
- Object ID (OID)
- 10941179