The constant couple [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The constant couple [graphic].
- Creator
- Mansell, William, 1750-1820, attributed name
- Contributor
- Phillips, James, active 1786-1809, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [24 February 1786]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd Feb. 24, 1786, by J. Phillips, No. 164 Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"George III, dressed like a farmer, rides a sorry horse towards Windsor. Queen Charlotte sits pillion behind him like a farmer's wife; he is in profile, she full-face, both feet in a wide stirrup or platform. He points awkwardly with his stick towards Windsor. A dog walks before them, its collar inscribed 'G.R. Windsor Castle' (left) is among trees; a signpost (left) points 'To Windsor' and 'To Slough'. On the extreme right is a milestone, 'XX Miles from St James's'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
The title is an allusion to George Farquhar's Constant Couple.
Possibly by: W. Mansell, Conrad Martin or Gillray. See British Museum catalogue.
Proof? Without artist's initials and date in lower left corner as in other impressions.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
For another state see Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 6918.
1 print : etching & engraving with stipple on laid paper ; sheet 25.0 x 36.4 cm.
Mounted on leaf 30 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 24.5 x 35.8 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. 7
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1786
Etchings England London 1786
Engravings England London 1786 - Material
- etching & engraving with stipple, hand-colored ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 - Subject (Topic)
-
Dogs
Horses
Milestones - Subjects
-
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Dogs
Horses
Milestones
England > 1786
England > London > 1786
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
- 7688990
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859191