The state of the war, or, The monkey-race in danger [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The state of the war, or, The monkey-race in danger [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Monkey-race in danger
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [20 May 1799]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 20th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
-
"French soldiers, puny simian creatures, are being destroyed or put to flight by the powers of the Second Coalition. In the foreground (right) the British Lion devours a heap of the little creatures; others flee. An ogre in Turkish costume (left), his profile set in a crescent, grips Bonaparte in his left hand, raising a blood-stained scimitar. Bonaparte attempts to strike with a dagger; he drops a paper: 'Organization of Egypt, & Triumph of Buonaparte'. The Russian bear sits grasping and crushing struggling French apes. On the right the Habsburg eagle, clasping a sheaf of thunderbolts, flies off to the right, tearing a bonnet-rouge in beak and claws. A French army is in flight with a tricolour flag inscribed 'Egalite'. Behind Turkey are Frenchmen impaled on spears."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Egyptian campaign, 1798-1801 -- Coalitions -- Frenchmen as monkeys -- Sansculottes -- Emblems: Russian bear -- Habsburg eagle -- British Lion -- Turks -- Male costume: Turkish dress -- Impalement. - Provenance
- Sanders ; Sept. 1960.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 26.0 x 35.9 cm, on sheet 29 x 39 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 799.05.20.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1799
Etchings England London 1799 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Subjects
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1799
England > London > 1799
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
- 8191158
- Object ID (OID)
- 10941362