The life of William-Cobbett, written by himself. [graphic] / No. 2
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Description
- Title
- The life of William-Cobbett, written by himself. [graphic] / No. 2
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Published / Created
- [29 September 1809]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd Septr. 29th, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street
- Abstract
-
"Cobbett, dressed as a farmer, but with a favour in his hat and his short hair tied back into a scraggy tail, marches stiffly behind a recruiting Serjeant who marches with drawn sword, preceded by a little drummer-boy beating a large drum, both of whom wear plumed bearskins, smart uniform, and boots. They march with pointed toe; Cobbet follows, out of step, and with clumsily upturned toe; on his back is a rough knapsack. They march towards the sea where boats are being rowed out to a ship in full sail (right). Behind Cobbett (left) are his plough and two oxen. The field is neatly furrowed. Behind is a rocky hill on which stands a gibbet with an empty noose."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Second print of eight in a series entitled: The life of William-Cobbett, written by himself.
Below image is printed a second plate etched with text only: 2d plate. As I shot up into a hobble-dehoy, I took to driving the plow for the benefit of mankind, which was always my prime object ... Vide, my own memoire's in the Political Register for 1809.
Series number etched above image, in upper left.
Sheet trimmed leaving thread margins.
Mounted to 42 x 27 cm. - Provenance
- Alfred Bowdtich Collection; December 1966 ;
- Extent
- 2 prints on 1 sheet : plate mark 27.6 x 21.6 cm and plate mark 8.8 x 20.3 cm, on sheet 39 x 22 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 809.09.29.02
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1809
Etchings England London 1809 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Cobbett, William, 1763-1835
- Subjects
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Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1809
England > London > 1809
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
- 9165279
- Object ID (OID)
- 10964609