"The feast of reason & the flow of soul", i.e., The wits of the age setting the table in a roar [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- "The feast of reason & the flow of soul", i.e., The wits of the age setting the table in a roar [graphic]
- Alternative Title
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Feast of reason and the flow of soul
Wits of the age setting the table in a roar - Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [4 February 1797]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Feby 4th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Abstract
-
"Courtenay (right), as the chairman of a tavern club, sits at the head of an oblong table, in profile to the left, smoking. He says to George Hanger, who faces him at the foot of the table: "I say, Georgey how do Things look now?" The words issue from his mouth in a cloud of smoke. Hanger answers: "Ax my Grandmother's Muff, pray do!" He holds a pipe, his wine-glass is overturned. His bludgeon is thrust in his top-boot. On Hanger's right sits Fox, leaning back in his chair, registering extravagant amusement and saying "O charming! - charming!" Opposite Fox sits Sheridan, clasping a decanter of 'Brandy' in one hand, a glass in the other. He says, with a sly smile, "Excellent! - damme Georgey, Excellent." Next him, and on Courtenay's right, sits M. A. Taylor, flourishing his pipe and saying, "Bravo! the best Thing I ever heard said, damme." On the table are decanters of 'Mum' and of 'Champaig[n]'. Above Courtenay's head is a picture of a simian creature in a cap of Liberty, squatting on the ground and smoking a pipe. The frame is inscribed 'Juvenal'. The floor is carpeted, the chairs are ornate."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Furniture: chairs -- Glass: wine bottles -- Wine glasses -- Champagne -- Beer: mum -- Spirits: brandy -- Smoking pipes -- Bludgeons -- Bonnet rouge -- Monkeys. - Provenance
- Suckling.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.7 x 35.5 cm, on sheet 28 x 38 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 797.02.04.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1797
Etchings England London 1797 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Hanger, George, 1751?-1824
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834
Courtenay, John, 1738-1816 - Subjects
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Hanger, George, 1751?-1824 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Courtenay, John, 1738-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1797
England > London > 1797
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
- 8128063
- Object ID (OID)
- 11124089