Balaam, or, The majesty of the people [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Balaam, or, The majesty of the people [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Majesty of the people
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Field & Tuer, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [10 April 1783] and [approximately 1868?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 10th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
- Abstract
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A tall, thin gentleman in a military uniform walks across a mountainous landscape carrying on his back an obese parson with a "Tithes" basket full of chickens and a sucking-pig under his left arm and a scourge with three lashes in his right hand. Behind them and in front of his sheaved harvest stands a farmer dressed in a smock, with a branch in his right hand and his hat in the left. He says, "We Farmers have our Bodys Eat up, for the good of our Souls."
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Restrike, with "J. Gillray fecit" added in lower left corner. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6209 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?]
Text following title: The Lord open'd the mouth of the ass, &c.
Temporary local subject terms: Balaam -- Parsons -- Scourges -- Military uniforms: Militia, colonel.
On leaf 3 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. - Provenance
- Gift of Addison Van Name to Yale University Library, 1919. Transferred from Yale University Library; November 1967.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.7 x 36 cm, on sheet 59 x 43 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Leaf 3. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900, collector.
- Collection Date
- [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1783
Etchings England London 1868
Restrikes - Material
- etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Topic)
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Tithes
Clergy
Farmers
Military officers
British
Clothing & dress
Whips
Obesity - Subjects
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Tithes
Clergy > England > 18th century
Farmers
Military officers > British > 18th century
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
Whips
Obesity
England > 1783
England > London > 1868
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
- 15537085
- Object ID (OID)
- 17355864
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