Blindmans-buff, or, Too many for John Bull [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Blindmans-buff, or, Too many for John Bull [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Too many for John Bull
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [12 June 1795]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. June 12th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, No. 37 New Bond Street
- Abstract
-
"John Bull, blindfolded, is being robbed and bullied by the powers of Europe who are urged on by Pitt. He stands in back view, without his coat, leaning forward with outstretched arms, wearing the wrinkled gaiters by which Gillray denotes the countryman (cf. BMSat 8141, &c). The Emperor (left), wearing a crown and a long ermine-lined robe decorated with a Habsburg eagle, leans forward from the left, and furtively picks his pocket. He holds a document inscribed 'Imperial Loan'. Prussia, as a Death's Head hussar, stands full-face near the Emperor and snaps his fingers at John Bull, holding out in triumph a money-bag inscribed '£2000000'. On the right John is assailed by France and Holland: a lean and ragged sansculotte with clenched fists kicks him behind; a fat Dutchman, holding a tobacco-pipe, puffs a blast of smoke in his face. On the extreme left Pitt stands in profile to the right, holding John Bull's coat and putting his hand into its pocket, he says: "Go it, my Honies, go it! Supple him a little! Supple him!""--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched at top of image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Temporary local subject terms: Games: blindman's buff -- Loans: British loan to emperor Francis I, 1794 -- Prussia -- Holland -- France -- Sansculottes -- Military uniforms: Prussian uniforms.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.0 x 35.1 cm, on sheet 27.9 x 38.9 cm.
Mounted on leaf 59 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 25 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 31 x 40 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
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1795
Etchings England London 1795 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835 - Subject (Topic)
- John Bull (Symbolic character)
- Subjects
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835 > Caricatures and cartoons
John Bull (Symbolic character) > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1795
England > London > 1795
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
- 8044612
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811437