The life of William-Cobbett, written by himself. [graphic] / No. 8
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Description
- Title
- The life of William-Cobbett, written by himself. [graphic] / No. 8
- 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 by H. Humphrey Septr. 29th, 1809, No. 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
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"Cobbett, surrounded by flames and beset by ghosts, starts back in his chair, overturning his writing-table and dropping his pen. Behind him and on his right is a black replica of himself (his shadow). Over this shadow's shoulder leans the Devil, naked except for a bonnet rouge, bending menacingly towards Cobbett. In the foreground (right) the head and shoulders, in back view, of Sir Charles Gould emerge from clouds, holding up a long scroll: 'the Forfieted Pledge--"my Black Soul I pledge to the Devil for the Truth of my Accusation Wm Cobbett--Witness . . . Goold Judge' [Advocate]. On the opposite side, surrounded by clouds, are the ghosts of three officers, with blank eyes, standing stiffly behind the bar over which hangs a paper: 'Court Martial Chelsea' [see No. 11377]. The centre figure declaims: 'Remember Powel', the others add: 'Hall' and 'Seton'. Just behind and to the right of Cobbett the arms of a woman holding the equally balanced scales and the flaming sword of 'Justice' emerge from flames. Her head is covered by a large scroll: 'the Groans of Hampshire with the Cries of Little Jessey and the Screams of his blasted Brandy-Faced Bitch of a Mother'. Behind the Devil, and partly concealed by a festooned curtain, is the wall of a pawnshop as in No. 11376, with the sign of three balls; over the doorway: 'Beelzebub Pawnb[roker] Nota Bene. Damag'd Souls taken in Pawn'. Four bat-like creatures fly away, upwards and to the left. Three have human heads and are Wardle, nearest to Cobbett, Burdett, and (?) Horne Tooke. From Cobbett's tilting table ink, pens, candle-sticks, and lighted candles fall to the ground, the candles setting fire to the many papers which have fallen and are falling: two copies of 'Cobbett's Political Register' are already blazing. Three other copies are still on the table, one inscribed: 'Cobbetts Register--The Hell-Fire-War in Spain--Oh damn Wellesley'. Other copies have titles referring to the tenor of actual and imaginary articles in the Register: 'Plan for to Hang up all the Public Robbers without Judge or Jury'; 'Hints on ye Rights of Napoleone the Great to the Throne of Great Britain'; 'The Jubilee--a Damned Ministerial Humbug upon the country'; Cobbett's Political Register--. . . Navy . . .'; 'Stupidity of the Whigs'; 'Bank Notes our Rum'; 'New Parliamentary Reform'; 'Necessity of a new Party'; 'Blasted Ignorance of Ministry'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Eighth 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 8th. But alas, in the midst of my towering prospects while I was yet hesitating between a radical-reform & a revolution ... Vide, my own memoir's in the Political Register, 1809. - Provenance
- Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
- Extent
- 2 prints on 1 sheet : plate mark 28.1 x 22 cm and plate mark 8.6 x 21 cm, on sheet 38 x 22 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 809.09.29.08 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
Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 - Subjects
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Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 > 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
- 9165436
- Object ID (OID)
- 10964615