The offering to Liberty [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The offering to Liberty [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Aitken, James, active 1788-1802, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [3 August 1789]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Aug. 3d, 1789, by J. Aitken, N. 14 Castle Street, Leicester Fields
- Abstract
-
A cartoon illustrating the first reactions in England to the news of the fall of the Bastille. On the right, the radiant figure of Liberty sits enthroned on the ruins of the Bastille. Kneeling on one knee before her, Louis XVI holds up to her his crown; inscribed below him are the words "A repentant monarch." Following behind him are six figures in chains, each clearly identified: OrleĢans and Necker, Marie Antoinette, two German counselors, and a figure suggestive of Mrs. Schwellenberg. La Fayette and the ranks of the National Guard bring up the rear. All around them are cheering crowds
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
"Price 2 sh. plain."
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 24.3 x 60.8 cm, on sheet 25.4 x 61.8 cm.
Mounted on leaf 58 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 : sheet 24.2 x 61.0 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. 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1789
Etchings England London 1789
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- France
- Subject (Name)
-
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804
Schwellenberg, Elizabeth Juliana, ca 1728-1797
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Bastille. - Subject (Topic)
-
Liberty
History
Foreign public opinion, British - Subjects
-
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804 > Caricatures and cartoons
Schwellenberg, Elizabeth Juliana, ca 1728-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bastille
Liberty
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Foreign public opinion, British
England > 1789
England > London > 1789
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
- 9091441
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811284
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