Polonius [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Polonius [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [18 May 1795]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 18th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, No. 37 New Bond Street
- Abstract
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"Salisbury, as Lord Chamberlain, holding his wand, walks stiffly before the King and Queen across one of the courts of St. James's Palace, evidently on the way to a Drawing Room. He bends forward from the waist, holding a small three-cornered hat in his left hand; his gold key of office is attached to the flap of his embroidered coat-pocket by a bow of ribbon. The Queen (right), holding a fan, takes the King's left arm; he looks down at her; both are slightly caricatured. They are followed by four princesses, charming girls, slightly sketched, with feathers in their hair, who are on the farther side of an archway through which the King and Queen have just passed. The procession, receding in perspective, advances diagonally from left to right."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Temporary local subject terms: Emblems: Lord Chamberlain's gold key and white stick.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.5 x 34.9 cm, on sheet 29.1 x 39.3 cm.
Mounted on leaf 64 of volume 8 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 24.7 x 35.1 cm, on sheet 28 x 38 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
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1795
Etchings England London 1795 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 - Subjects
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Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1795
England > London > 1795
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
- 8042648
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859417
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