Gloria mundi, or, The Devil addressing the sun [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Gloria mundi, or, The Devil addressing the sun [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Devil addressing the sun
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Darchery, Elizabeth, approximately 1739-1819, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [22 July 1782]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. July 22d, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street
- Abstract
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Charles James Fox, with the feet and tail of a fox, his empty pockets turned out, and with cow horns protruding through his hat, stands on an E.O. (gaming) table placed on the North Pole. Quoting Satan's speech from Paradise Lost, he looks to the upper right where the sun is depicted as Lord Shelburne. Refers to Fox's gambling habit and his July 1782 resignation after Shelburne's appointment as First Lord of the Treasury
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from description in the British Museum catalogue of a probable later state.
Probably an earlier state of the plate with the publication line: Pubd. July 22d by W. Humphrey. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 6012.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 35.3 x 25.0 cm, on sheet 36.7 x 26.4 cm.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on part of left edge.
Mounted on leaf 33 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 : plate mark 34.9 x 25 cm, on sheet 40 x 29 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
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Etchings England London 1782 - Material
- etching ; and hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 - Subject (Topic)
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Gambling
Foxes
Clothing & dress
Politics and government - Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Gambling
Foxes
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
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
- 6793056
- Object ID (OID)
- 11810267
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