Plan of Mud Island, off the Kingdom of Corsica [graphic].

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Title: Plan of Mud Island, off the Kingdom of Corsica [graphic].
Contributor: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Published / Created: [ca. October 1796]
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: A bust of George III in an oval medallion, the profile (left) an obtuse angle, the face blank, giving an impression of complacent imbecility. The background is shaded to simulate a cameo. From behind the medallion two figures look out: 'Averice' (left), a hag with pendent breasts and serpents for hair, leans forward in profile to the left, holding up a money-bag. On the right is Famine, a thin man wearing a shroud; both are shouting
Description: Title from text above image.
Place of publication based on subject.
Publication date from Thomas Kirgate's manuscript note on Horace Walpole's impression.
A date of 1794 is suggested in the British Museum catalogue, but their online catalogue suggests 1795 based on the reference to a famine.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Provenance: Old Print Shop; March 1961;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 13.3 x 18.2 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1796
Etchings England London 1796
Material: etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Corsica (France)
Subject (Name): George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic): History
Avarice
Famines
Subjects: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Corsica (France) > History > British occupation, 1794-1796
Avarice
Famines
England > 1796
England > London > 1796
Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Knight, William, -1847 > Ownership

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