The monster going to take his afternoons luncheon [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The monster going to take his afternoons luncheon [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Williams, Renwick. - Published / Created
- 1790 May 10
- Copyright Date
- [10 May 1790]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Publisher
- H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
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"An ogre (left) holds a large knife and fork in each hand; in the left hand he clutches also the petticoats of a young woman, who hangs horizontally, face downwards but raised in profile to the right, screaming with terror. Her legs and posteriors are exposed ... The Monster has a large head with raised eyebrows and starting eyeballs, his mouth is wide open as if about to bite his captive. His body diminishes in size and terminates in small feet, planted wide apart. Two young women (right) flee from the Monster, looking back and screaming. The petticoats and foot of a third fugitive appear on the extreme right."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of similar composition.
- Description
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Later state, with altered title and removal of the pot shielding the woman's posterior, of a print originally issued with the title: The monster disappointed of his afternoons luncheon, or, Porridge-potts preferable to cork-rumps. Cf. No. 7727 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 25.0 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 26.4 x 38.8 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
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
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Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7727A
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 117
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12485583
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859226
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