A warm birth for the old administration [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A warm birth for the old administration [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Warm berth for the old administration
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [2 April 1783]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 2d, 1783, by W. Humphrey
- Abstract
-
George III sleeps on his throne while Fox introduces Lord North to the Devil pulling him by his neck cloth. On the right Sandwich and Germain, members of the previous administration, are being carried off by a demon through a doorway labelled Pandaemonium, as Mansfield and Bute are hurried in the same direction
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Reissue, with altered date in imprint; originally published April 2, 1782, by W. Brown.
Text etched below title: Take the wicked from before the king, & his throne shall be establish'd in righteousness.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.3 x 35.7 cm, on sheet 26.5 x 41.6 cm.
Mounted on leaf 18 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 35 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
Etchings England London 1783 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Great Britain
England - Subject (Name)
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796
Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785 - Subject (Topic)
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Politics and government
Devil
Sleeping
Thrones
Clothing & dress - 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
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Devil
Sleeping
Thrones
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1782
England > London > 1783
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
- 6797398
- Object ID (OID)
- 11810252
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