A charge at Ascot 1800 clear the course!, or, Virtue in danger. [graphic]

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Description

Title
A charge at Ascot 1800 clear the course!, or, Virtue in danger. [graphic]
Alternative Title
Clear the course
Virtue in danger
Contributor
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created
[26 June 1802]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Publish'd June 26th, 1802, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
Abstract

"Lord Clermont (left) gallops (right to left) on a white pony, closely followed by a tall trooper with a drawn sword on a large horse. A little chimney-sweep has fallen on his back by the trooper's horse, dropping his brush and shovel. Behind are rails and a green slope."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched below image.
Reissue, with added imprint statement; original imprint scored through but visible: Publish'd by J. Harris, July 1, 1800, No. 29 Gerrard St., Soho. See British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Horsemanship -- Military uniforms -- Chimney sweeps -- William Henry Fortescue, Earl of Clermont, 1722-1806.
1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 25.0 x 41.1 cm, on sheet 28.5 x 44.3 cm.
Watermark: 1804 J. Whatman.
Mounted on leaf 39 of volume 10 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 : sheet 25.5 x 39 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Gillray v. 10

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Satires (Visual works) England 1800
Etchings England London 1802
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman 1804
Material
etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subjects
England > 1800
England > London > 1802
J. Whatman > 1804
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8365282
Object ID (OID)
11861007

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