[The recording angel] [graphic] / Tresham inv. ; Gillray sc.
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Description
- Title
- [The recording angel] [graphic] / Tresham inv. ; Gillray sc.
- Alternative Title
- Frontispiece, Britannicus to Buonaparte : an heroic epistle
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Hatchard, John, 1768-1849 publisher.
Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821--Caricatures and cartoons.
Tresham, Henry, 1749?-1814 artist. - Published / Created
- 1803 November 1
- Copyright Date
- [1 November 1803]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Publisher
- J. Hatchard, No. 190 Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"In the upper part of the design the Recording Angel (or Truth) draws or engraves on an oval shield which she rests on a pedestal. On it are depicted French soldiers bayoneting defenceless Turks (apparently adapted from BMSat 10062). In the background are the head of a Sphinx, and clouds. Against the pedestal on which Truth stands rests a picture, filling the lower part of the design. Napoleon kneels on a rock, extending imploring arms towards Nilus, a nude and muscular figure seated on rock from which water gushes. Nilus veils and averts his head. In the background are pyramids and palm-trees."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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Frontispiece to the second edition of Britannicus to Buonaparte, an heroic epistle, with notes / by Henry Tresham.
Title devised by cataloger; varying form of title from British Museum catalogue. - Extent
- 1 print : etching with aquatint, stipple & roulette on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 29.7 x 21.7 cm, on sheet 30 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. 12
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- still image
- Genre
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Book illustrations--England--London--1803.
Etchings--England--London--1803.
Frontispieces.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1803. - Subject (Name)
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Hatchard, John, 1768-1849 publisher.
Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821--Caricatures and cartoons.
Tresham, Henry, 1749?-1814 artist.
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
- Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10121
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8408925
- Object ID (OID)
- 11861469
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