The minister endeavouring to eke out Dr. Pr-ty---n's bisho-prick [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The minister endeavouring to eke out Dr. Pr-ty---n's bisho-prick [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Minister endeavouring to eke out Dr. Pretyman's bishopric
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Phillips, R., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [March 1787]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. March 1787 by R. Phillips, Southwark
- Abstract
-
"Pitt (left) holds up the dome of St. Paul's which he is about to place over the central tower of Lincoln Cathedral (right). He stands in a graveyard at some distance, and leans forward, on tip-toe, his right foot resting on a rectangular tombstone inscribed 'Hic jacet' and decorated with a bishop's mitre, a winged skull, and cross-bones"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Counterfeit signature; print by Gillray. See British Museum catalogue.
Temporary local subject terms: St. Paul's Cathedral -- Lincoln Cathedral.
1 print : aquatint with etching on wove paper ; plate mark 32.7 x 24.5 cm, on sheet 36.2 x 27.1 cm.
Mounted on leaf 10 of volume 2 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 32.6 x 24.5 cm, on sheet 34.7 x 26.5 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. 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1787
Aquatints England London 1787 - Material
- aquatint with etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England.
- Subject (Name)
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Pretyman, George, 1750-1827 - Subject (Topic)
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Cathedrals
Cemeteries
Tombs & sepulchral monuments - Subjects
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pretyman, George, 1750-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cathedrals > England
Cemeteries
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
England > 1787
England > London > 1787
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
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
- 7794413
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811233
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