Hanging [graphic] ; Drowning. (Fatal effects of the French defeat).
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Description
- Title
- Hanging [graphic] ; Drowning. (Fatal effects of the French defeat).
- Alternative Title
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Drowning
Fatal effects of the French defeat - Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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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.
Melville, Henry Dundas,--Viscount,--1742-1811--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pichegru, Charles,--1761-1804--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons. - Copyright Date
- [9 November 1795]
- Abstract
-
"A design in two compartments; between the two titles is etched: ['Fatal Effects of the French Defeat']. On the left Fox hangs himself in a ramshackle garret. His neck is in a noose which hangs from a beam, his right foot rests on a low stool, his left hand holds the rope. He leans back with an expression of terror, dropping an 'Account of the Republican Overthrow'. On the wall (left) is a half length portrait of 'Pichegru' holding a sabre. The poverty of the room is indicated by peeling plaster showing patches of bricks, by the raftered roof, and a small casement window (right). On the right Pitt and Dundas drown themselves in wine. Both are on the floor; they have overturned a round table behind them from which the sliding bottles pour their contents over Pitt, who holds up a brimming glass in his left hand. He leans against an overturned chair holding a paper: 'News of the Victory over the Carmagnols'; he looks up smiling. Dundas sits behind and on the right, in profile to the right, more serious and more intent. He drinks with concentration, spilling his wine and waving his wig above his head. He wears a plaid over his coat. On the wall is an oval bust portrait of 'George IIId', the head cut off by the upper edge of the design."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched at bottom of images. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.7 x 34.7 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
- Format
- still image
- Genre
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Etchings--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.
Melville, Henry Dundas,--Viscount,--1742-1811--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pichegru, Charles,--1761-1804--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
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
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Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 8683
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 191
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8049062
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811442