The life of William-Cobbett, written by himself. [graphic] / No. 7
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Description
- Title
- The life of William-Cobbett, written by himself. [graphic] / No. 7
- 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 Sept. 29th, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
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"Cobbett (right) stands facing six men grouped at a round table who applaud the toast he gives: 'Damnation to the House of Brunswick' [cf. No. 11234]. In his left hand is a bottle of 'True Napoleone Spirits'; the contents of his raised glass are exploding. On his right sits Horne Tooke, with a crutch, holding a jug of 'Botley Ale' and a glass, both frothing. He says with a sinister upturned glance: 'Huzza! Huzza'. On Cobbett's left, and in back view, stands a naval officer wearing a cocked hat and high fashionable boots. He holds high a steaming bowl of 'Botley Grog'; under his foot is a paper: 'Basque Roads- Court Martial', showing that he is Cochrane, see No. 11326, &c. Facing Cobbett sit Bosville and Clifford. Bosville, silent, decrepit, and senile, grasps a bottle of 'Botley Ale' and holds a foaming glass; in his pocket is a 'Plan for a new Convention'. Clifford, brandy-faced, and with his barrister's wig awry, holds a bottle of 'French Brandy' and a brimming glass, saying "Huzza". Behind these two stand Burdett and Folkestone. Each holds up a frothing glass; Burdett waves his bonnet rouge and shouts "Huzza!-Huzza!" Folkestone echoes "Huzza!" In the foreground with his back to the table lies Wardle, very sick, clasping a bottle of 'Botley Ale', and vomiting over papers: 'Charges against the Duke of York' and 'Reform', see No. 11328, &c. A cat (left), with a collar inscribed 'Mrs Clarke', miaows at him (see No. 11216, &c). On the right are a tankard inscribed 'Whitbread's Small Beer', and a wine-cooler containing five bottles of 'Napolean Wine' [cf. No. 11004]. The floor is boarded, but under Cobbett's chair is a fringed carpet. The room is lit by candles set in branches which decorate the oval frame of a half-length portrait of 'Napoleone Le Grand'; he is in profile to the right, looking down at Cobbett and holding out a 'Cordon d'Honor'. The portrait is flanked by busts on brackets: 'Despard' [see No. 9969] with a noose round his neck, and 'Robespiere' with two daggers. On the table by Clifford are two more bottles of 'French' [Brandy], by Cochrane a bottle labelled (?) 'Coitaris', an overturned bottle, and a plate of 'Diables'. [Diable = a name given to the Toad-fish, Frog-fish, or Sea-Devil.] Empty bottles and a broken glass lie under the table."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Seventh 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: Plate 7th. I did not look behind me 'till I got to St Omer's & thence fled to America; here I offer'd to become a spy for the English ... See my own Memoires in [the] Political Register, 1809.
Series number etched above image, in upper left.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Mounted to 46 x 25 cm. - Provenance
- Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
- Extent
- 2 prints on 1 sheet : plate mark 28.0 x 21.7 cm and plate mark 14.5 x 21.8 cm, on sheet 43 x 22 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 809.09.29.07 Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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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)
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Cobbett, William, 1763-1835
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
Clifford, Henry, 1768-1813
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1775-1860
Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869
Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 - Subjects
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Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812 > Caricatures and cartoons
Clifford, Henry, 1768-1813 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1775-1860 > Caricatures and cartoons
Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833 > Caricatures and cartoons
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > 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
- 9165396
- Object ID (OID)
- 10964614