The new union club being a representation of what took place at a celebrated dinner given by a celebrated society - vide Mr. M-r-t's pamphlet, "More thoughts," &c.&c. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The new union club being a representation of what took place at a celebrated dinner given by a celebrated society - vide Mr. M-r-t's pamphlet, "More thoughts," &c.&c. [graphic]
- Creator
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
- Published / Created
- [19 July 1819]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pud. July 19th 1819 by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
-
A racist and complex print purports to show a dinner held at the African Institution, becoming increasingly drunken and debauched as the evening progresses. Cruikshank employs many common 19th-century racist stereotypes of black people - drunkenness, aggressiveness, and sexual promiscuity - and lampoons the idea that black people could aspire to behave like white people. In the print, the white abolitionists are portrayed as unsuspecting and bewildered innocents who find themselves entirely out of their depth. Cruikshank seems to suggest that their association with black people has corrupted them - that they are being 'uncivilised' rather than black people becoming 'civilised'. Meanwhile, the idea of relationships between races is ridiculed. Many familiar and important figures are represented. Abolitionists like Wilberforce, Stephen and Macaulay appear next to the street entertainer Billy Waters and the radical Robert Wedderburn ... See a full description at Royal Museums Greenwich online catalogue
A design based on Gillray's 'The Union Club' with the roistering fraternizers being English and negroes, in place of English and Irish. The chairman's raised throne with its canopy is on the extreme left, at the head of the table which extends to the right across the design. The throne is an infant's chair, or commode, supported on a round tray based on two casks, one above the other. Wilberforce has risen from the chair, so far as the front bar will permit, his chairman's hammer held between flexed knees ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Place of publication transposed from end of publisher's statement. - Provenance
- Justin Croft; June 2011.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 35 x 52 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 819.07.19.02+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Hand-colored illustrations
Satires (Visual works) England 1819 - Material
- etching, hand-colored ;
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain.
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
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Baartman, Sarah.
Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1767-1820
Lyon, G. F. 1795-1832. (George Francis),
Macaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838
Marryat, Joseph, 1757-1824.
Smith, William, 1756-1835.
Stoddart, John, 1773-1856.
Stephen, James, 1758-1832.
Parr, Samuel, 1747-1825.
Wedderburn, R. (Robert)
Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833
Anti-slavery Society (Great Britain) - Subject (Topic)
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Antislavery movements
Political satire, English
Politics and government
Caricature
Clubs
Ethnic stereotypes
Intoxication
Racism - Subjects
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Baartman, Sarah
Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1767-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795-1832
Macaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838 > Caricatures and cartoons
Marryat, Joseph, 1757-1824
Smith, William, 1756-1835
Stoddart, John, 1773-1856
Stephen, James, 1758-1832
Parr, Samuel, 1747-1825
Wedderburn, R. (Robert) > Caricatures and cartoons
Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833 > Caricatures and cartoons
Anti-slavery Society (Great Britain)
Antislavery movements > Great Britain
Political satire, English
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1800-1837
Caricature > Great Britain
Clubs
Ethnic stereotypes
Intoxication
Racism
England > 1819
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
- 9154696
- Object ID (OID)
- 16034920