Balaam, or, The majesty of the people [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Balaam, or, The majesty of the people [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Majesty of the people
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [10 April 1783]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 10th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
-
A tall, thin gentleman in a military uniform walks accross a mountainous landscape carrying on his back an obese parson with a "Tithes" basket full of chickens and a sucking-pig under his left arm and a scourge with three lashes in his right hand. Behind them and in front of his sheaved harvest stands a farmer dressed in a smock, with a branch in his right hand and his hat in the left. He says, "We Farmers have our Bodys Eat up, for the good of our Souls."
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Text following title: The Lord open'd the mouth of the ass, &c.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.7 x 35.0 cm, on sheet 27.3 x 44.1 cm.
Restrike; on paper watermarked "1828."
Mounted on leaf 59 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 25.1 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 28 x 42 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
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1783
Etchings England London 1783 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Topic)
-
Tithes
Clergy
Farmers
Military officers
British
Clothing & dress
Whips
Obesity - Subjects
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Tithes
Clergy > England > 18th century
Farmers
Military officers > British > 18th century
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
Whips
Obesity
England > 1783
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
- 6805511
- Object ID (OID)
- 11810293
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