Patriot's deciding a point of honor!, or, An exact representation of the celebrated rencontre which took place at Combe Wood on May 2d, 1807, between little-Paul the taylor & Sir Francis Goose [graphic] / Js. Gillray inv. & fec.
Found In:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Patriot's deciding a point of honor!, or, An exact representation of the celebrated rencontre which took place at Combe Wood on May 2d, 1807, between little-Paul the taylor & Sir Francis Goose [graphic] / Js. Gillray inv. & fec.
Description
- Title
- Patriot's deciding a point of honor!, or, An exact representation of the celebrated rencontre which took place at Combe Wood on May 2d, 1807, between little-Paul the taylor & Sir Francis Goose [graphic] / Js. Gillray inv. & fec.
- Alternative Title
- Exact representation of the celebrated rencontre which took place at Combe Wood on May 2d, 1807 ...
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
-
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Burdett, Francis,--1770-1844--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Paull, James,--1770-1808--Caricatures and cartoons. - Copyright Date
- [4 May 1807]
- Abstract
-
"A duel between a goose (l.) with the head of Burdett (as in BMSat 10708, &c.) and Paull dressed as a tailor, except for his top-boots; both fire their pistols, each hitting the other on the leg. Beside each lies a second pistol. Burdett fires with his left hand which emerges from the tip of his wing. Paull staggers backwards, gesticulating; his bonnet rouge flies off. He wears an enormous pair of scissors suspended from the waist; a tape-measure is round his neck, and a yard-stick on the ground. Long labels issue from the mouths of the duellists: "What must I be out! - & a Taylor get In, to Parliament! - You're a Liar! - I never said, that I would sit as Chairman on your Shop-board!!!" Paull retorts: "a Liar! - Sir, I'm a Taylor & a Gentleman! - and I must have Satisfaction! - " Burdett's second is a plump man, with a bunch of pistols under each arm; he watches composedly. That of Paull, with a pair of pistols under each arm, watches with gaping mouth and flexed knees, registering alarm. A third man watches from the fork of an oak tree; he seems to be the driver of the coach which stands on the extreme right. with four wretched horses. Between the duellists lie two papers: 'Sir Frans Goose's Letter to the Electors at the Crown & Anchor' and 'Mr Pauls Advertisements'. In the foreground near Paull lies a (green) bag disgorging a bundle of papers inscribed 'Westminster Election Paul'; beside it are a cabbage and cucumbers, with two papers: 'Dangers of indulging Political Envy by Sir F . . . Goose' and 'Cobbetts Character of Paul the Taylor May 2d 1807'. In the background are trees with a signpost pointing (l.) 'To Wimbleton'."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
- Title etched below image.
- Extent
- 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 26.2 x 36.4 cm, on sheet 29.9 x 41.1 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. 6
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- still image
- Genre
-
Etchings--England--London--1807.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1807.
Watermarks (Paper)--W. Turner--1807.--CtY-BR - Subject (Name)
-
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Burdett, Francis,--1770-1844--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Paull, James,--1770-1808--Caricatures and cartoons.
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.
- Citation
-
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10725
Wright, T. Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures by James Gillray, no. 291
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 349
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12477509
- Object ID (OID)
- 11858954