Apollo and the Muses inflicting penance on Dr. Pomposo round Parnassus [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Apollo and the Muses inflicting penance on Dr. Pomposo round Parnassus [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Apollo--(Deity)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
Johnson, Samuel,--1709-1784--Caricatures and cartoons. - Published / Created
- 1783 July 29
- Copyright Date
- [29 July 1783]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Publisher
- Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane
- Abstract
-
A half-undressed Dr. Johnson in a dunce's cap and with a rope around his neck walks from left to right, driven by Apollo, who holds the other end of the rope, and the Muses with uplifted scourges and birch rods. On his cap are the names of the poets Johnson criticized. He carries a placard describing his guilt as an unjust critic. In the background, on the summit of Parnassus, can be seen a temple highlighted by the sun behind it, with Pegasus flying nearby.
- Description
-
CtY-LW
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Text following title: * Vide, the last sermon at St. Dunstans.
Title etched below image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching ; sheet 27 x 33 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
- Format
- still image
- Genre
-
Etchings--England--London--1783.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1783. - Subject (Name)
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Apollo--(Deity)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
Johnson, Samuel,--1709-1784--Caricatures and cartoons. - Subject (Topic)
-
Muses (Greek deities)
Poetry--History and criticism.
Whips.
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. 5, no. 6328
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6927186
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859186