The Westminster mendicant [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Westminster mendicant [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Field & Tuer, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [11 May 1784] and [approximately 1868?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publd. 11th [May] 1784 by H. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
- Abstract
-
"A blind beggar, Sir Cecil Wray, is led (right to left) by his dog, round whose neck hangs a 'Subscription Box'. He supports himself by a long staff; in his left hand is the dog's cord, and under his left arm is a larger box, inscribed 'Subscription Scrutiny Box'. He sings: "Pity the Weak, and Needy pray, Oh pity me, I've lost the day." Behind the dog is a placard inscribed: "See here the Dog, of all his kind, The fittest for a Beggar blind, The Beast can bark or grunt as Hog. His name is Churchill - Oh the Dog!"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue.
Restrike. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6578 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?]
Month of publication for original issue of plate from the British Museum catalogue.
Four lines of verse below title: Ye Christians charitable, good and civil, pray something give to this poor wandering devil ...
Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 137-8.
Temporary local subject terms: Elections: Westminster Election, 1784 -- Scrutiny of the Westminster Election -- Chruches: St. Paul's, Covent Garden -- Blind beggar -- Boxes: 'Poor box' -- Churchill, John, fl. 1784-1788 -- Blind beggar's dog -- Blind men.
On leaf 23 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 21.2 x 16 cm, on sheet 59 x 43 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Leaf 23. 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 ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London. - Subject (Name)
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Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
Great Britain. Parliament - Subject (Topic)
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Elections, 1784
Politics and government
Beggars
Blind persons
Dogs - Subjects
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Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain. Parliament > Elections, 1784
Politics and government > England > London
Beggars
Blind persons
Dogs
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
- 15542363
- Object ID (OID)
- 17355906
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