Anecdote maçonnique [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Anecdote maçonnique [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Masonic anecdote
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [21 November 1786]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd November 21st, 1786, for the proprietor by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Abstract
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"A masonic feast: in the centre of the room on a platform is an empty armchair decorated with a masonic symbol. Below it and on the right is a table with punch-bowl, glasses, candles, &c, behind which are the English members of the Lodge, some seated, others standing. On the left sit the French members, the most prominent being Cagliostro; all wear masonic aprons. ... "--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Titles in English and French etched above image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Captions in French and English etched under each title, respectively.
Thirty lines of verse in French below image on left, under the heading, "Abregè de l'histoire du Comte Arabe": Nè Dieu sait où, maintenu Dieu sait comme ...
Thirty lines of verse in English below image on right, under the heading, "Abstract of the Arabian Count's memoirs": Born God knows where, supported God knows how ...
Sheet trimmed within plate mark, and imprint statement mostly erased from sheet; imprint from British Museum catalogue.
Temporary local subject terms: Trades: hairdresser -- Hairdressers: Mr. Barker, King Street, Bloomsbury -- Opticians: Mr. Mash -- Interior of the Freemasons' Lodge of Antiquity -- Freemasons' symbols -- Furniture -- Upholstered chair -- Lighting: candlesticks -- Glass decanter -- Glass bottle -- Wine glasses -- Punch bowls.
1 print : etching with stipple on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 53.8 x 48.2 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left sides.
Mounted on leaf 36 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 51.7 x 45.8 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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French
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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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1786
Etchings England London 1786
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- etching with stipple ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Cagliostro, Alessandro, conte di, 1743-1795
- Subject (Topic)
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Freemasonry
Quacks and quackery
Fraternal organizations
Interiors
Dining tables
Chairs
Candles
Eating & drinking - Subjects
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Cagliostro, Alessandro, conte di, 1743-1795 > Caricatures and cartoons
Freemasonry
Quacks and quackery
Fraternal organizations
Interiors
Dining tables
Chairs
Candles
Eating & drinking
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
- 7779896
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859198
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