War [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- War [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [9 March 1783]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. 9th March 1783 by H. Humphrey, No. 51 New Bond St.
- Abstract
-
In the lower left corner stands Lord North, his right arm raised, delivering a speech while Cornwall, the Speaker, is looking at him from his chair in the upper left corner of the image. On the right, rising from a cloud, are Fox and Burke, both violently gesticulating in their attack on North. Below the figures of North and Fox are excerpts from the speech they made attacking each other before the formation of their coalition. A companion print to British Museum Satires No. 6188
- Description
-
Title etched at bottom of image.
Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue.
Companion print to: Neithe [sic] war nor peace! : the astonishing coalition.
Mounted on verso of leaf 94.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 13.7 x 18.9 cm, on sheet 19.6 x 26 cm, mounted to 27.5 x 44.4 cm. - Provenance
- P. Murray Hill; August 1945;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 13.8 x 18.7 cm, on sheet 22 x 28 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 776D
- Collection Title
- Verso of leaf 94. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Collection Date
- [London] : Pubd. by Mary Darly, Jany. 1, 1776.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Satires (Visual works) England 1783
Etchings England London 1783 - Material
- etching ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
England
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
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Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 - Subject (Topic)
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Public speaking
Clothing & dress
Politics and government - Subjects
-
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Public speaking
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
18th century
England > 1783
England > London > 1783
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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
- 6791105
- Object ID (OID)
- 16737720