Death of the Corsican-fox [graphic] : scene the last of the royal-hunt / J. Gillray inv. & fect.

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Title
Death of the Corsican-fox [graphic] : scene the last of the royal-hunt / J. Gillray inv. & fect.
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Contributor
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Copyright Date
[20 July 1803]
Abstract

"George III (left), as a huntsman, stands beside his white (Hanoverian) horse, holding up to a pack of hounds a fox with the head of Napoleon. He is in 'profil perdu', and grips the frantic animal by the neck. On the right are the hounds, eager for the kill; others swim across a stream on the farther side of which members of the hunt are galloping up, tiny figures led by Pitt, who echoes "Tally ho" to the King's "Tally-ho! - Tally-ho! - ho! - ho!- ho!" The King stands under a gnarled oak. The leading dogs have collars inscribed 'St Vincent', 'Nelson', '[Admiral William] Cornwall[is]', 'Sydney S[mith]', 'Gardner' (indicating the predominance of the Navy in the defence of Great Britain, cf. BMSat 10065). The leadership of the hunt by Pitt is also significant, cf. BMSat 9978."--British Museum online catalogue.

Description
Title etched above image.
Extent
1 print : etching & aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.4 x 35.8 cm, on sheet 29.4 x 41.0 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

Format
still image
Genre
Aquatints--England--London--1803.
Etchings--England--London--1803.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1803.
Watermarks (Paper)--J. Whatman.--CtY-BR
Subject (Name)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.

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Rights
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Citation
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10039
Wright, T. Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures by James Gillray, no. 280
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 299

Identifiers

Orbis Record
12469377
Object ID (OID)
11858813

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