"Praetor-Urbanus" inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune / [graphic]

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Title
"Praetor-Urbanus" inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune / [graphic]
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created
[12 March 1799]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pubd. March 12th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Abstract

"A grotesque, obese, and negroid Copt, holding a mace or staff, rides (right to left) an ass which, though led procession-ally by a Copt, proceeds on account of the bayonet with which a grinning French soldier stabs its hind quarters. The 'Mayor' wears a French military coat and breeches, with a tricolour scarf and cocked hat with large tricolour plumes. He is otherwise naked, and a heavy chain of beads hangs from his ear. The 'Procureur' is naked except for a cocked hat and tricolour scarf; he carries a (?) goad as a staff of office. Behind his ear is a pen."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched below image.
One of seven plates on the French Expedition to Egypt by Gillray, purported to have been drawn by a fellow expedition member.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Egyptian campaign, 1798-1801-- French soldiers -- Military uniforms: French army, 1798 -- Asses -- Inaugurations: Coptic Mayor of Cairo -- Copts -- Procurers -- Staves: goad as a staff of office -- Allusion to Copies of Original Letters From the Army of General Bonapart in Egypt, Intercepted by the Fleet.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.5 x 37.7 cm, on sheet 30.4 x 42.3 cm.
Watermark: Russell & Co.
Mounted on leaf 6 of volume 5 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 26 x 39 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. 5

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Satires (Visual works) England 1799
Etchings England London 1799
Watermarks (Paper) Russell & Co.
Material
etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subjects
England > 1799
England > London > 1799
Russell & Co.
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8185166
Object ID (OID)
11858758

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