Going in state to the House of Peers, or, A picture of English magnificence!!! dedicated to Mr. P-tt and his 267 liberal friends / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Going in state to the House of Peers, or, A picture of English magnificence!!! dedicated to Mr. P-tt and his 267 liberal friends / [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Picture of English magnificence!!!
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- Feby. 15, 1789.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. by William Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
- Abstract
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"The Prince of Wales, seated in a ramshackle state coach, is drawn (left to right) by eight miserable hacks; the procession is watched by Ministers and others from windows. On the coach door are the Prince's feathers, upside-down. One wheel is broken, the hammer-cloth is ragged; the harness consists partly of rope, partly of chains; the horses are of grotesquely varying sizes and breeds, on one is a saddle. The one dishevelled postilion raises his whip to lash the off-leader, a veritable skeleton, which falls on its knees. The coachman and the two footmen behind the coach are lean and unsuitably dressed. An angry crowd follows the coach ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Questionable attribution to Rowlandson in British Museum catalogue and Grego.
Publisher's advertisment below title: In Holland's exhibition rooms may be seen the largest collection in Europe of political and other humorous prints. Admttance [sic] one shilling.
Sheet trimmed to within plate mark on top and bottom edges.
Two large sets of monogrammed initials written in pencil in lower right, possibly in contemporary hand.
Mounted on leaf 66 of volume 3 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 : sheet 31.3 x 63 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. 3
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1789
Etchings England London 1789 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806
La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811
Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816
Chatham, John Pitt, Earl of, 1756-1835 - Subjects
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791 > Caricatures and cartoons
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Chatham, John Pitt, Earl of, 1756-1835 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1789
England > London > 1789
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
- Catalog Record
- 12684379
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791590
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