A democrat, or, Reason & philosophy [graphic].

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Title: A democrat, or, Reason & philosophy [graphic].
Alternative Title: Reason & philosophy
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [1 March 1793]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. March 1st, 1793, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Abstract: "Fox, a ragged sansculotte with bloodstained hands and a dagger dripping blood thrust in his belt, sings "Ca ira!" He capers, right hand on his hip, left hand held up; expression and attitude suggest quasi-intoxication, a blast issues from his posteriors. On his forehead is a patch of sticking-plaster. He is unshaven and his body has a subhuman hairiness. He wears the ill-fitting wig of an artisan, with a tricolour cockade."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to French Revolution -- Emblems: tricolor cockades -- French democrats -- Sansculottes -- Jacobins -- Expressions of speech: c̨a ira -- Weapons: daggers.
Provenance: Old Print Shop ; June 1961;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 35 x 25 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1793
Etchings England London 1793
Material: etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Subjects: Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1793
England > London > 1793
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

Access: Public
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