The departure [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The departure [graphic]
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Field & Tuer, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [approximately 1868?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd by W. Humphrey [i.e. Field & Tuer]
- Abstract
-
"Fox seated on an ass takes leave of two ladies, one on each side of the ass, holding a hand of each. From under his saddle protrudes his India Bill. On his left stands the Duchess of Devonshire (right) holding out to him a fox's brush. She says: "Farewell my Charley - let no fears assail. For Sure no Fox had e'er so fine a Tail." Fox answers, looking down at her: "If that a Scrutiny at last takes place I can't tell how 'twill be & please your grace But Ladies for your Friendship & good will My Bushy Tail is at your service still." Lady Duncannon, holding Fox's right hand, looks across at the Duchess saying: "Ah! Sister, Sister, must he then depart To loose poor Reynard: almost breaks my heart." They stand outside a house; three ostrich feathers over the door (right) indicate Carlton House. From a window the Prince of Wales looks at the group below. On the extreme left and facing Fox, stands Burke in profile to the right as a post-boy in jack-boots, and holding a whip; under his arm is his 'Plan of economy' (cf. British Museum Satires No. 5657). A signpost points (left) 'To Coventry'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Restrike. For an early reissue of the plate by William Humphrey, see no. 6563 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
An impression of the earliest state of the plate, before changes to the design and bearing the imprint "Pub. April 29th, 1784, by S. Hedges, Royal Exchange", is in the Guildhall Library. For a description of this state, see page 119 in the British Museum catalogue, v. 6.
Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?]
Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 140-1.
On leaf 20 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 24.8 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 20. 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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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1868
Restrikes - Material
- etching with stipple ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
-
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806
Bessborough, Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of, 1761-1821
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Carlton House (London, England) - Subject (Topic)
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East India Company
Politics and government
Coach drivers
Donkeys
Foxes
Riding habits
Traffic signs & signals - Subjects
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bessborough, Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of, 1761-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Carlton House (London, England)
East India Company
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Coach drivers
Donkeys
Foxes
Riding habits
Traffic signs & signals
England > 1784
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
- 15541383
- Object ID (OID)
- 17355899