The borrow'd plume [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The borrow'd plume [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Borrowed plume
- Creator
- Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850, printmaker
- Contributor
- Gans, S., active 1829-1831, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1829]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. 1829 by S. Gans, Southampton Street, Strand
- Abstract
-
The Duke of Wellington flys in a cloudy sky on a large quill pen, holding a pair of reins which are attached to the tip of the pen. From the tip hangs a scroll which reads "Bill for the relief of Roman Catholics." The point of the pen strikes George IV's eye; he stands in profile on the far right and exclaims "Oh, my eye the fellow has blinded me." Wellington looks over his shoulder at a bird with the head of Grey who flies after him from the left, beneath the pen's feather. Grey calls, "I say you Old Soldier you have stole one of my feathers! Hollo'a stop thief."
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
The artist's signature is an imitation of W. Heath's Paul Pry Esq., but this figure is obese and leans on a cudgel. Cf. British Museum catalogue.
Window mounted to 26 x 35 cm. - Provenance
- Michael Finney; August 2008;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 24 x 34 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 829.03.00.07+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1829
Etchings England London 1829
Artists' devices - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- British
- Subject (Name)
-
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 - Subject (Topic)
-
Catholic emancipation
Anti-Catholicism
Military uniforms
Pens - Subjects
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Catholic emancipation
Anti-Catholicism
Military uniforms > British > 18th century
Pens
England > 1829
England > London > 1829
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
- 8338511
- Object ID (OID)
- 15810041