Prattle the political apotecary [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Prattle the political apotecary [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Prattle the political apothecary
- Contributor
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, publisher.
Darly, M. publisher. - Published / Created
- Augt. 12, 1779.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pud. by MDarly, 39 Strand
- Abstract
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"Caricature portrait of a man standing in profile to the right. He holds his hat awkwardly in his right. hand, his left. is thrust into his waistcoat, his toes are much turned out. He wears a thin pigtail queue. From his pocket hangs some object resembling a syringe. Beneath the title is etched, "Beg your pardon my Dear Sir - had it from my Lud Fiddle faddle, nothing to do but cut 'em off pass the Susquhanna and proceed to Boston possess himself of Crown point then - Philadelphia, and South Carolina woud have fallen of course - & a communication opend with the Northern Army - as easyly as I'd open a Vein.""--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Questionably attributed to Gillray in the British Museum catalogue.
Mongrammatic signature 'MD' within design might refer to Matthew Darly, who possibly died the previous year (1778). See DNB.
Initial letters of publisher's name form a monogram.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted on leaf 3 of volume 7 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 23.5 x 16 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. 7
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1779
Etchings England London 1779 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subjects
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England > 1779
England > London > 1779
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
- Catalog Record
- 12480593
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859162
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