Pandora opening her box [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Pandora opening her box [graphic]
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [22 February 1809]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publishd. Feby. 22d, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
-
"Mrs. Clarke stands behind the bar of the House of Commons holding up a flower-pot-shaped vessel (the pan of a commode) inscribed Opposition Stink Box. In her right hand she holds up its lid: Cover of Infamy. From this 'box' issue flames, smoke, and fanged serpents which dart towards and obscure the Royal Arms above the Speaker's chair. The House is seen from the left so that only a corner of the front bench is visible on the Ministerial side of the House, while the Opposition benches with a corner of the gallery above form the greater part of the background (right). Members of the Government hold their noses in disgust while the Opposition listen with avid delight, and the back-benchers wave their hats ecstatically. Only three Ministerialists are characterized: (left to right) Castlereagh, wearing a cocked hat, Canning, Perceval. On the right the four in the front rows to the right of Mrs. Clarke and closest to her are Petty, clasping his hat, Whitbread and Burdett behind him, and (behind Whitbread) Sheridan. Wilberforce (?) stands, waving his hat, Windham is in the second row. The serpents issuing from the 'box' are Calumny, Lies, Ingratitude, Deceit, Revenge, Forgery, Perjury. The commode (left) stands open, cylindrical and ornate, inscribed: Broad Bottom Reservoir. Round it bundles of documents are heaped: Forged Letters & Forged Answers from the Duke; Forged Orders; Forged Appointments; Scheme to destroy the House of Brunswick [see British Museum Satires No. 11234]; Commissions & Appointments for Sale to the best Bidder, Agents to conduct the Sale--Frome, Sanden, Dowler, Kennet, Donnovan, Corri; Love Letters from Mr Waddle [Wardle], Mr Finnerty, Gen Clamering [Clavering], Mr Maltby, Major Hogan; Private Communications from his Excell. The Morrocco Ambassador; Prices of Commissions in the Army, A Clarke Secy; List of Mrs Clarkes Pension[s] £1000 . . . Mrs. Clarke's dress is approximately correct (cf. British Museum Satires No. 11225), but her (white) hat is coloured blue, the length of the veil is exaggerated; her (profile) features are made coarser and bolder, and a patch (signifying disreputability) is added to her cheek."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
1 print : etching and aquatint ; plate mark 36.2 x 26.1 cm, on sheet 36.9 x 27 cm.
Printed on wove paper; hand-colored.
Bound in between third and fourth front flyleaves. - Provenance
- Bound in a volume with a burgundy morocco bookplate from: W.A. Foyle. Beeleigh Abbey. Binding: early 20th-century red crushed morocco by Riviere & Son, covers with a double gilt fillet, spine ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled endleaves, gilt edges. Maggs Bros.; April 2024.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 36.2 x 27 cm, on sheet 39.3 x 29 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 53 C599 S809
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1809
Etchings England London 1809
Aquatints England London 1809 - Material
- etching and aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
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Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852
Canning, George, 1770-1827
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822
Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Windham, William, 1750-1810
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863
Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, - Subject (Topic)
-
Legislative bodies
Politicians
Mistresses
Scandals
Snakes
Washstands
Documents - Subjects
-
Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Canning, George, 1770-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822 > Caricatures and cartoons
Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Windham, William, 1750-1810 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863 > Caricatures and cartoons
Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Legislative bodies > Great Britain
Politicians > Great Britain
Mistresses
Scandals
Snakes
Washstands
Documents
England > 1809
England > London > 1809
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Foyle, William A. (William Alfred), 1885-1963 > Bookplate
Riviere & Son > Binder
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12478893
- Object ID (OID)
- 33284014