The Westminster mendicant [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Westminster mendicant [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [11 May 1784]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publd. 11th [May] 1784 by H. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
-
"A blind beggar, Sir Cecil Wray, is led (right to left) by his dog, round whose neck hangs a 'Subscription Box'. He supports himself by a long staff; in his left hand is the dog's cord, and under his left arm is a larger box, inscribed 'Subscription Scrutiny Box'. He sings: "Pity the Weak, and Needy pray, Oh pity me, I've lost the day." Behind the dog is a placard inscribed: "See here the Dog, of all his kind, The fittest for a Beggar blind, The Beast can bark or grunt as Hog. His name is Churchill - Oh the Dog!"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker and month of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Four lines of verse below title: Ye Christians charitable, good and civil, pray something give to this poor wandering devil ...
Plate from: The history of the Westminster election.
Temporary local subject terms: Buildings: Covent Garden Church -- Allusion to scrutiny -- Allusion to John Churchill of Westminster.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 21.3 x 15.2 cm, on sheet 21.5 x 15.6 cm.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
Formerly mounted on leaf 75 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 21.2 x 15.1 cm, on sheet 23 x 18 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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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 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London. - Subject (Name)
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Great Britain. Parliament
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 - Subject (Topic)
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Elections, 1784
Politics and government
Blind persons
Staffs (Sticks)
Dogs - Subjects
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Great Britain. Parliament > Elections, 1784
Politics and government > England > London
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Blind persons
Staffs (Sticks)
Dogs
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
- 7660180
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791394
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