The twin stars, Castor & Pollux [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The twin stars, Castor & Pollux [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Twin stars, Castor and Pollux
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [7 May 1799]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Str
- Abstract
-
"Two corpulent men, with arms interlaced, trip through space, their heads turned in profile to the right, naked except for a piece of floating drapery. One (left) holds up a frothing tankard of Berkley Ale, the other a foaming goblet, tankard and goblet being the centre of a pointed star. The heads are well characterized, and alike only in fatness, short hair, and side-whisker."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
No. 5 in a series of six prints with a frontispiece entitled: New pantheon of democratic mythology.
Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Mythology: Castor & Pollux -- Brewers: George Barclay, fl. 1799 -- Charles Sturt -- Dishes: tankards -- Glass: goblets -- Beverages: ale.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.1 x 19.0 cm, on sheet 34.0 x 23.7 cm.
Watermark: J. Whatman Turkey Mills 1817.
Mounted on leaf 16 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 20 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
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1799
Etchings England London 1799
Watermarks (Paper) J Whatman Turkey Mills
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman Turkey Mills 1817 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Sturt, Charles, 1763-1812
- Subjects
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Sturt, Charles, 1763-1812 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1799
England > London > 1799
J Whatman Turkey Mills
J. Whatman Turkey Mills > 1817
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
- 8190497
- Object ID (OID)
- 11858768
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