The monster broke loose, or, A peep into the Shakespeare-Gallery [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The monster broke loose, or, A peep into the Shakespeare-Gallery [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Peep into the Shakespeare Gallery
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Boydell, John,--1719-1804--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Published / Created
- 1791 April 26
- Copyright Date
- [26 April 1791]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Publisher
- H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
-
"Alderman Boydell (half length), wearing a bag-wig, stands in profile to the right, slashing with a knife a small picture on the wall. He glares furtively; the fingers of his left hand are greedily crisped. He says: "There! There! - There's a nice gash! - there! - ah, this will be a glorious subject for to make a fuss about in the News-papers; - a hundred Guineas reward, will make a fine sound: - there! there! - O, there will be fine talking about the Gallery: and it will bring in a rare sight of Shillings for seeing of the cut Pictures; - there! - & there again! - egad there's nothing like having a good headpiece! - here!! - here!! - there! there! - and then these Small pictures won't cost a great deal of money replacing; - indeed one would not like to cut a large one to pieces for the sake of making it look as if People envied us; no! - that would cost rather too much; & my pocket begins - but mum! - thats nothing to nobody - well, none can blame me for going the cheapest way to work: - to [Etched over 'there', erased but just legible] keep up the reputation of the Gallery - there! there! there! - there! there!" ..."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image; first five words of title have been scored through but left conspicuously legible. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 35 x 25 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. 8
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. 7976
Wright, T. Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures by James Gillray, no. 382
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 126
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7770888
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859357