"An angel gliding on a sun-beam into Paradice," Milton [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- "An angel gliding on a sun-beam into Paradice," Milton [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Angel gliding on a sunbeam into Paradise
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Schwellenberg, Elizabeth Juliana,--ca 1728-1797--Caricatures and cartoons. - Published / Created
- 1791 October 11
- Copyright Date
- [11 October 1791]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Publisher
- H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
-
"Mrs. Schwellenberg, enormously fat and heavily laden, supported by small wings, floats or falls head foremost down a broad slanting ray, which extends from a sun with a crown in its centre in the upper right corner of the print and stretches across the sea to a castellated town flying a flag inscribed 'Hanover'. Half only of the crown and sun is visible. Her massive legs terminate in tiny feet. In her arms are two large money-bags, labelled 'Pr Ann.' and '£1000000'. Her bulging pocket hangs downwards, a rosary and cross hanging from it."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
-
One line of quoted text below title: "Down thither, prone in flight, lo Schwelly speeds, & with her brings the gems and spoils of Heav'n."
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 28 x 22 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. 7906
Wright, T. Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures by James Gillray, no. 386
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 136
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7778357
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859365
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