Despair [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Despair [graphic]
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Published / Created
- [8 April 1802]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 8th, 1802, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
-
"Robson speaks in the House of Commons, with outstretched arms: "We're all ruinated, Sir! - all diddled, Sir!! - abus'd by Placemen, Sir!!! - Bankrupts all, Sir! - not worth Sixteen Pounds, Ten Shillings, Sir! - ". From his coat pocket project bundles of papers: 'Ignorance of ye Old Administration'; 'Stupidity of ye New Administration'; 'Charges against the Ministry'. In his hat, on the seat behind him, are other bundles: 'Ministerial Tricks', 'Plunders', 'Blunders', 'Collusion'; 'Impeach[ment]'; 'Punishm[ent]'. Behind him, and next his vacant seat, sits Tyrwhitt Jones, listening with a fierce scowl, a pen in his mouth, his hat beside him; he holds a bulky sheaf of 'Notes'. Behind these two are Horne Tooke and Burdett (right), listening intently, Burdett turning towards his mentor. The other Opposition benches within the design, which shows a corner of the table on the extreme left, are empty."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Companion print to: "Hope."
Temporary local subject terms: House of Commons -- Bankruptcy -- Robson's Speech, March 4, 1802.
1 print : etching & aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.6 x 20.6 cm, on sheet 28.8 x 23.0 cm.
Mounted on leaf 45 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 : plate mark 25.5 x 20.3 cm, on sheet 30 x 24 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. 5
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1802
Etchings England London 1802
Aquatints England London 1802 - Material
- etching & aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Jones, Thomas Tyrwhitt, Sir, 1765-1811
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812 - Subjects
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Jones, Thomas Tyrwhitt, Sir, 1765-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1802
England > London > 1802
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
- 8362444
- Object ID (OID)
- 11858797