French-telegraph making signals in the dark [graphic] / Js. Gy. desn. et fect.
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Description
- Title
- French-telegraph making signals in the dark [graphic] / Js. Gy. desn. et fect.
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
-
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Copyright Date
- [26 January 1795]
- Abstract
-
"A newly invented French telegraph (semaphore) stands on the coast, with the head of Fox, in back view but looking to the right with a fiercely determined expression. The crossbeam represents his arms and the arms of the semaphore; the raised right hand holds a lantern which lights up the French fleet (in full sail for England) and a fort on the French coast flying a large tricolour flag inscribed 'République'. The left hand points downwards and to the left to a dark cluster of roofs and spires dominated by St. Paul's. The base of the telegraph is circular and of brick. An arched opening shows the interior, in it is a pile of daggers. In the sky is a waning moon."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
- Title etched below image.
- Extent
- 1 print : aquatint with etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25 x 35 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. 3
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- still image
- Genre
-
Aquatints--England--London--1795.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1795. - Subject (Name)
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Subject (Topic)
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Flags--French.
Forts & fortifications--French.
Lanterns.
Ships--French.
Telegraph.
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.
- Citation
-
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 8612
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 181
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8034311
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811426