What can little T.O. do? Why drive a phaeton and two!! Can little T.O. do no more? Yes, drive a phaeton and four!!!! [graphic]

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Title
What can little T.O. do? Why drive a phaeton and two!! Can little T.O. do no more? Yes, drive a phaeton and four!!!! [graphic]
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created
[1 May 1801]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Publish'd May 1st, 1801, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Abstract

The stout, middle aged figure of Tommy Onslow drives an elegant high perch phaeton drawn by four spirited horses, in a cloud of dust, along the Rotten Row in Hyde Park. He wears a coachman's caped coat and top hat with a large whip in his hand. Two grooms follow behind and a coach drives past in the opposite direction

Description
Title etched below image.
1 print : etching & aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 68.0 x 26.3 cm, on sheet 68.5 x 29.3 cm.
Mounted on leaf 50 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 27 x 68 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 1801
Etchings England London 1801
Aquatints England London 1801
Material
etching & aquatint ;
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
England
Subject (Name)
Onslow, Thomas Onslow, Earl of, 1754-1827.
Subject (Topic)
Carriages & coaches
Horses
Clothing & dress
Subjects
Onslow, Thomas Onslow, Earl of, 1754-1827
Carriages & coaches
Horses
Clothing & dress > England > 1800-1810
England > 1801
England > London > 1801
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
6764366
Object ID (OID)
11861019

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