Portrait of an Irish chief drawn from life at Wexford. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Portrait of an Irish chief drawn from life at Wexford. [graphic]
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [10 July 1798]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. July 10th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, St. Jamess [sic] Street
- Abstract
-
"The Irishman, with coarse features and cropped hair, stands on a rounded hill, left arm raised oratorically, right hand on one of two pistols in his belt, saying, "No Union, Erin go Brack!" He wears a round hat tilted to one side, and with a small tuft or plume, a double-breasted coat with the skirts looped up, pantaloons and half-boots, a long sabre. He looks to the left On the plain beneath (right), across which run tiny fugitives, are burning buildings and clouds of smoke."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Irishmen -- Irish Rebellion, 1798 -- Mottoes: Erin go bragh -- Guns: pistols -- Weapons: sabre -- Male dress: pantaloons.
1 print : etching & aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 36.6 x 26.0 cm, on sheet 40.0 x 27.9 cm.
Mounted on leaf 62 of volume 4 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 36 x 26 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. 4
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1798
Etchings England London 1798
Aquatints England London 1798 - Material
- etching & aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
- War destruction & pilage
- Subjects
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War destruction & pilage
England > 1798
England > London > 1798
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
- 8166601
- Object ID (OID)
- 11823865