The fall of Dagon, or, Rare news for Leadenhall Street [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The fall of Dagon, or, Rare news for Leadenhall Street [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Rare news for Leadenhall Street
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [4 January 1784]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd Jany. 4, 1784, by W. Humphrey, 227 Strand
- Abstract
-
A giant two-faced statue has fallen from an overturned pedestal inscribed "Broad Bottom". The faces on the statue, which has severed head and hands, are those of Fox and North. In the background is shown Tower Hill with an execution in progress. A reference to the defeat of the India Bill and the fall of the Coalition
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Text below title: And behold Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord & the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cutt off upon the threshold.
1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 21.8 x 30.2 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Formerly mounted on leaf 37 of volume 1 of 14 volumes. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 22.9 x 31.2 cm, on sheet 25 x 35 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Political cartoons England 1784
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching with stipple ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
East India Company. - Subject (Topic)
- Politics and government
- Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
East India Company
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
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
- 6916232
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791350
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