Bonus melior optimus, or, The Devil's the best of the bunch [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Bonus melior optimus, or, The Devil's the best of the bunch [graphic]
- Alternative Title
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Devil's the best of the bunch
Devil is the best of the bunch - Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
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Pether, Thomas, active 1772-1781, artist.
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher. - Published / Created
- [22 April 1783]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 22d, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
-
Lord North, sitting on a large roll inscribed "Budget" offers Charles Fox a spoonful of broth from a bowl in his lap. He warns Fox to "... Be cautious! - a little of my Broth goes a great way ..." Fox, with a fox's head, sits on "Pandora's Box," his right arm round North's shoulder, saying, " ... give me a sup of your soup ..." To the right, a devil squatting on a low stool in front of a fireplace blows bellows at the fire under a large cauldron with more broth in it. A large coalition medal (cf. BMSat 6183) with the likenesses of North and Fox hangs above the mantel
- Description
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Title from item.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
1 print : etching on wove paper ; sheet 25.9 x 34.9 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two edges.
Mounted on leaf 62 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 x 35 cm, on sheet 30 x 49 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 1783
Etchings England London 1783 - Material
- etching, hand-colored ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 - Subject (Topic)
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Politics and government
Devil
Pandora's box
Fireplaces
Bellows
Cauldrons - Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Devil
Pandora's box
Fireplaces
Bellows
Cauldrons
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
- 6818323
- Object ID (OID)
- 11810296
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