Jove in his chair [graphic].

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Description

Title
Jove in his chair [graphic].
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Contributor
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Barré, Isaac,--1726-1802--Caricatures and cartoons.
Conway, Henry Seymour,--1721-1795--Caricatures and cartoons.
Darchery, Elizabeth, publisher.
Dunning, John,--Baron Ashburton,--1731-1783--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Lansdowne, William Petty,--Marquis of,--1737-1805--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Published / Created
1782 September 11
Copyright Date
[11 September 1782]
Publication Place
[London]
Publisher
E. D'Achery, St. James's Street
Abstract

Shelburne on the left, is seated in a chariot drawn by 2 boney donkeys with the heads of Dunning and General Conway. Before them runs Col. Barré with Mercury's wings on his hat and shoes, while behind the chair stands Pitt, holding a hornbook.

Description
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image.
Extent
1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 24.6 x 34.8 cm, on sheet 26 x 37 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 (Name)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Barré, Isaac,--1726-1802--Caricatures and cartoons.
Conway, Henry Seymour,--1721-1795--Caricatures and cartoons.
Darchery, Elizabeth, publisher.
Dunning, John,--Baron Ashburton,--1731-1783--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Lansdowne, William Petty,--Marquis of,--1737-1805--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Subject (Topic)
Chariots.
Donkeys.
Hornbooks.
Snuff.

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.
Citation
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 6032
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 42

Identifiers

Orbis Record
6831323
Object ID (OID)
11810281

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