A uniform Whig [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A uniform Whig [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [16 November 1791]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Novr. 16th, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
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"Burke stands full face, frowning; his right arm rests along a high pedestal inscribed 'G.R' which supports a bust of George III. In his right hand is a book: 'Burke on the French Revolution'. His left arm hangs by his side, in his left hand are the staff and cap of 'Liberty'. The right half of his dress is whole, the coat gold-laced, the pockets brimming over with coins. The left half is ragged, his empty pocket hangs inside out. The head of the King, in profile to the right, wears an arrogant frown. In the background is a mountain, evidently Parnassus, crowned with a windmill) on one sail of which Fame is precariously poised. Trees and foliage complete the background."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from item.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
One line of text below title: "I preserve consistency by varying my means to secure the unity of my end." Burkes Reflections, p. 354.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Monuments -- Busts: bust of George III -- Mountains: Parnassus -- Buildings: windmills -- Symbols: figure of Fame -- Literature: allusion to Edmund Burke's Reflections On The French Revolution -- Poverty -- Money: coins -- Spectacles.
1 print : etching in brown ink on wove paper ; plate mark 27.6 x 17.3 cm, on sheet 28.9 x 18.4 cm.
Mounted on leaf 72 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 27 x 17 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 1791
Etchings England London 1791 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
- Subject (Topic)
- Liberty cap
- Subjects
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Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Liberty cap
England > 1791
England > London > 1791
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
- 7783109
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811298
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