Changing places, alias, Fox stinking the badger out of his nest [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Changing places, alias, Fox stinking the badger out of his nest [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Fox stinking the badger out of his nest
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [22 March 1782]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. March 22d, 1782, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
-
"North (left) in the guise of a badger, runs off leaving a little cave under a rock. Charles Fox as a fox (right) snarls at him, while he excretes a stream inscribed "Eloquence". The badger is identified as North by a ribbon tied round his body, and by the four points of the compass in a circle on his head, his snout being inscribed "North". The fox stands over a bag inscribed "Faro Bank" from which guineas are pouring, playing-cards are strewn on the ground at his feet. In the foreground is a small bundle inscribed "Budget" within which are bars inscribed "Soap" and a small barrel inscribed "Small Beer" in allusion to the taxes proposed by North in his budget speech of 11 Mar. Behind the badger is a sign-post, the two arms of which terminate in well-drawn hands. The hand of the arm pointing left, in the direction to which North is running, holds the head of a halberd, the arm is inscribed "To Tower Hill". The other arm points downwards at the cave which the badger has left, and is inscribed "To the Treasury". Behind Fox is a terminal statue inscribed "Janus", one head being that of a bearded old man, the other that of a fox, it is crowned by a cylindrical headdress (?a dice-box) on which are two dice. The scene is a wooded landscape with hills. In the distance a hunt is in progress, a stag pursued by dogs; the foremost rider is the king, a minute figure who is falling from his horse after having leapt a gate. His crown falls from his head, his saddle, with the stirrups flying, is falling to the ground."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 25.1 x 36.0 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted on leaf 16 of volume 1 of 12. - Provenance
- From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. 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 25 x 36 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 Gillray v. 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Political cartoons England 1782
Etchings England London 1782 - Material
- etching, hand-colored ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 - Subject (Topic)
-
Badgers
Foxes
Deer hunting - Subjects
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Badgers
Foxes
Deer hunting
England > 1782
England > London > 1782
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
- 6760463
- Object ID (OID)
- 11810250