Secret influence directing the new P-l-t [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Secret influence directing the new P-l-t [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Secret influence directing the new Parliament
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [18 May 1784]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand, London
- Abstract
-
"The king, seated on a throne on a dais of two steps, says, "I trust we have got such a House of Commons as we Wanted". On his right is Thurlow (left) with the body of a bird of prey; he is saying "Damn the Commons, the Lords shall Rule". Behind the throne crouches Bute in Highland dress, saying to Thurlow, "Very Gude, Very Gude Damn the Commons". On the king's left is a head in profile to the left supported on an erect serpent's body; probably intended for Pitt (a poor portrait but resembling Pitt in British Museum Satires No. 6664). In the foreground (right) sits Britannia asleep, resting her elbow on her shield. A man wearing a ribbon, perhaps the Prince of Wales, rushes up from the right with outstretched arms, saying, "Thieves! Thieves! Zounds awake Madam or you'll have your Throat Cut"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker and date of publication from Grego.
Letters "th," perhaps the remnants of a former publication line, are etched above Humphrey's name in imprint.
1 print : etching on wove paper ; sheet 24.8 x 33.8 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides.
Formerly mounted on leaf 81 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 24.9 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 30 x 44 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
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806 - Subject (Topic)
- Britannia (Symbolic character)
- Subjects
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Britannia (Symbolic character)
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
- 7660896
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791401
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