Opposition's attempt to raise the dead [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Opposition's attempt to raise the dead [graphic]
- Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Contributor
- Cornell, Thos., active 1780-1792, publisher.
- Published / Created
- 17th March 1788.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. by T. Cornell
- Abstract
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"Fox, Sheridan, and Powys are engaged in opening a large rectangular tomb inscribed '[H]ere lie [t]he Remains [of] Mr F------s India Bill'. On the front of the tomb are two winged heads of cherubs and a scroll inscribed 'India Bill'. Fox (left), facing the inscribed end of the tomb, lifts the covering slab with both hands; the head of a skeleton looks out, holding out a crown in one hand, the other grasps the edge of the tomb and a cere-cloth inscribed 'Patronage'. Sheridan (right) stands in back view blowing a trumpet from which issues a scroll inscribed 'it was opposed by a sencless Yell'; on the banner of the trumpet are the words 'Compare the two'. Powys stands behind the tomb, leaning forward and blowing a trumpet, from which issues a scroll inscribed 'a bold Measure characteristic of the Movers Mind'. On the extreme left, above Fox, is a bell inscribed 'Vox Populi', tilted at an angle which shows that it is ringing; from it issues a long scroll which falls into the tomb, inscribed: 'Lie still if youre wise youll be d if you rise'. In the foreground are skulls and bones."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a different version of the same design
- Description
-
Title etched at bottom of image.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Different version of no. 7283 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6. The slight differences in text include the addition of an apostrophe in "Opposition's" in title and the abbreviation "Pubd." instead of "Pub." at beginning of imprint statement. The two versions are nearly identical in their design, differing only slightly in the details of the image and in the text within the image.
Lewis Walpole Library: Horace Walpole refers to subject.
Mounted on page 54 with one other print. - Provenance
- Charles W. Traylen; May 1960;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 19.8 x 16.3 cm, on sheet 25 x 20 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 Sa85 782 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1787
Soft-ground etchings England London 1787 - Material
- soft-ground etching with stipple ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Lilford, Thomas Powys, Baron, 1743-1800
Great Britain. Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India.
India
East India Company. - Subject (Topic)
- Politics and government
- Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lilford, Thomas Powys, Baron, 1743-1800 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain. Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
India > Politics and government > 1765-1947
East India Company
England > 1787
England > London > 1787
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
- 8068812
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194422