Taking physick, or, The news of shooting the King of Sweden! [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Taking physick, or, The news of shooting the King of Sweden! [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- News of shooting the King of Sweden
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [11 April 1792]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 11th, 1792, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
-
"The King and Queen, much caricatured, sit side by side in a latrine, above which is part of the royal arms, the lion looking down apprehensively and excreting. They look in horror towards Pitt, who rushes in, terrified, from a door (right), holding out a paper inscribed 'News from Sweden', and saying, "Another Monarch done over!" He is grotesquely thin. The King rises slightly, holding his stomach, and saying, "What ? Shot ? What ? what ? what ? Shot! shot! shot!" He wears a nightcap tied with a ribbon inscribed 'Honi Soit qui M . . . '. The Queen is a shrunken and huddled figure; both have grotesquely agitated expressions."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from text in image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Mounted on leaf 6 of volume 3 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 24.8 x 35 cm, on sheet 30.0 x 42 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. 3
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1792
Etchings England London 1792 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 - Subjects
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1792
England > London > 1792
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
- Catalog Record
- 12441329
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811385
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