Middlesex-election, 1804 "a long-pull, a strong-pull, and a pull-all-together" / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Middlesex-election, 1804 "a long-pull, a strong-pull, and a pull-all-together" / [graphic]
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [7 August 1804]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd Augt. 7th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
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"Sir Francis Burdett, scarcely caricatured, is being drawn (r. to left.) by his supporters in his carriage towards the hustings, past a densely packed and cheering mob. He bows gracefully, his tricorne (with a tricolour cockade) under his arm. On the three panels of the barouche are depicted (1) a bird with an olive-branch, and the scroll 'Egalité'; (2) a hand emerging from flames holding up a fire-brand, with a scroll, 'The Torch of Liberty') a frothing tankard on which is a bust portrait of 'Buonaparte', the scroll 'Three Pence a Pot'. The first and third panels have the motto the 'Peace &\ Plenty'. The driver is Horne Tooke; he flourishes his whip over the heads of his team, and smokes a long pipe. In his hat are a tricolour cockade and a blue and orange (buff) favour. From his pocket issues a stream of election literature, part of which has reached the ground: 'Speeches for Sir Fra[ncis] on ye Hustings'; 'Hints'; 'Speech from the Hustings'; 'Speeches for the Crown & Anchor Dinner'; 'Sir Fra[ncis's] Address to the Mob'; 'Bills for all the Pissing Posts [cf. BMSat 9886]; 'Hints for the Democra[tic] Newspapers'; 'Sir Francis's Patriotic Speech on the Defence of the Country' [see BMSat 10054]; Bills for Hackney Coaches'; 'Important Fact - Pitt the Supporter of Justices'; 'No Begging Candidate'; 'No Squinting Representative'; 'A Squeese for the Contractors.' The last lies besides a dog over whose body the hind-wheel passes makine a wound from which guineas are pouring. Its collar is inscribed 'A Cur-tis' (Sir W. Curtis, a contractor, cf. BMSat 7676, was one of Mainwaring's chief supporters). Behind the carriage, in place of footmen, stand Sheridan Erskine, and Tierney. Sheridan, a favour inscribed 'no Govr Aris' in his hat, holds up a fringed pictorial banner, inscribed 'Governor Aris [the name almost obliterated] in all his Glory': Pitt violently scourges Britannia, whose hands are confined in a pillory. Erskine (in wig and gown) holds up a banner 'The Good-Old Cause' (a republican slogan of the seventeenth century), surmounted by a cap of Liberty with a tricolour cockade. Tierney holds up a huge key tied to a pole and labelled 'No Bastille'. Ten or more men drag the carriage by ropes; the wheelers are Fox as a ragged chimney-sweeper with a brush under his arm, and Norfolk, wearing a striped shirt and an apron and mopping his forehead. In front of these are Derby, as a jockey, and Lansdowne. The next pair are the Duke of Bedford as a farmer in a smock and (?) the Duke of Northumberland, wearing an apron. In front of these are Lord Carlisle as a tailor, with a pair of shears and a measuring tape, and Grey with shirt-sleeves rolled up. Near him is Lord Spencer. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Mounted on leaf 75 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 34.4 x 50 cm, on sheet 39.0 x 55 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 1804
Etchings England London 1804 - Material
- etching with aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Tierney, George, 1761-1830
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826
Walpole, George, 1761-1830
Jones, Thomas Tyrwhitt, Sir, 1765-1811
Adair, Robert, Sir, 1763-1855
Curtis, Roger, Sir, 1746-1816
Mainwaring, William, 1735-1821 - Subject (Topic)
- Britannia (Symbolic character)
- Subjects
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Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tierney, George, 1761-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825 > Caricatures and cartoons
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826 > Caricatures and cartoons
Walpole, George, 1761-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Jones, Thomas Tyrwhitt, Sir, 1765-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Adair, Robert, Sir, 1763-1855 > Caricatures and cartoons
Curtis, Roger, Sir, 1746-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mainwaring, William, 1735-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Britannia (Symbolic character)
England > 1804
England > London > 1804
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
- 12471264
- Object ID (OID)
- 11858829