The rival candidates [graphic].

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Description

Title
The rival candidates [graphic].
Creator
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Contributor
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Published / Created
[8 April 1784]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pubd. April 8th, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Abstract

A short and obese Demosthenes (Charles Fox) with a worried expression on his face, appears to be delivering a pledge. He stands between tall and thin figures of Themistocles (Admiral Hood) on the left and Judas Iscariot (Sir Cecil Wray) on the right, who watch him with a condescending smile

Description
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher's name and address at end of imprint statement are stipple engraved and fainter than the text at the beginning of imprint, which is etched.
1 print : etching and stipple engraving on wove paper ; plate mark 23.7 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 25.3 x 36.7 cm.
Watermark, mostly trimmed.
Formerly mounted on leaf 57 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 23.9 x 34.9 cm, on sheet 27 x 38 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
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784
Stipple engravings England London 1784
Watermarks (Paper)
Material
etching and stipple engraving ; and wove paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
Great Britain
England
Westminster
Subject (Name)
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
Subject (Topic)
Politics and government
Political elections
Public speaking
Clothing & dress
Subjects
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Political elections > England > Westminster > 1784
Public speaking
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
7053451
Object ID (OID)
11791372

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