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
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Darchery, Elizabeth, publisher.
Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Lansdowne, William Petty,--Marquis of,--1737-1805--Caricatures and cartoons.
Published / Created
1782 July 22
Copyright Date
[22 July 1782]
Publication Place
[London]
Publisher
E. D'Achery, St. James's Street
Abstract

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
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.
Extent
1 print : etching, hand-colored ; plate mark 34.9 x 24.9 cm, on sheet 40 x 29 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Gillray v. 1

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Etchings--England--London--1782.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1782.
Subject (Geographic)
Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789.
Subject (Name)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Darchery, Elizabeth, publisher.
Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Lansdowne, William Petty,--Marquis of,--1737-1805--Caricatures and cartoons.
Subject (Topic)
Clothing & dress--England--1780-1790.
Foxes.
Gambling.

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
6793056
Object ID (OID)
11810267

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