The accommodating spouse the kind cuckold sent to Coventry; coming York over her, or what you like. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The accommodating spouse the kind cuckold sent to Coventry; coming York over her, or what you like. [graphic]
- Alternative Title
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Kind cuckold sent to Coventry; coming York over her, or what you like
Kind cuckold sent to Coventry; coming over her, or what you like - Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Aitken, James, active 1788-1802, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [15 May 1789]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 15th, 1789, by J. Aitken, Castle Street, Leicester Fields, London
- Abstract
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"A lady (left) lies in bed, baring her breast and looking amorously at the Duke of York, who takes her hand and is climbing into the bed. Her husband (in back view) leaves the room by a door on the right, saying, "A good night to your R . . . l High . . . s!!! Bon Soir, my lady; I'm no peeping Tom of Coventry". The Duke's breeches an military coat, with its star, are on a chair by the door. The bed is drape with a heavy curtain; the floor is covered with a patterned carpet."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of the same composition
- Description
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Title etched below image; 'York' in title is scored through with etched lines but conspicuously legible.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Early state, before alterations to title and text in speech bubble. Cf. Nos. 7530 and 7530A in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
"Pr. 1 s. 6 d."
Mounted on leaf 55 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 : plate mark 25.2 x 35.3 cm, on sheet 27.3 x 37.8 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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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1789
Etchings England London 1789
Stipple engravings England London 1789 - Material
- etching & stipple engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Tyrconnel, George Carpenter, Earl of, 1750-1805
Tyrconnel, Sarah Hussey - Subjects
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Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tyrconnel, George Carpenter, Earl of, 1750-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tyrconnel, Sarah Hussey > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1789
England > London > 1789
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
- 12485066
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859218