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61.
The state of the war, or, The monkey-race in danger [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[20 May 1799]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"French soldiers, puny simian creatures, are being destroyed or put to flight by the powers of the Second Coalition. In the foreground (right) the British Lion devours a heap of the little creatures; others flee. An ogre in Turkish costume (left), his...
Alternative Title:
Monkey-race in danger
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 20th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The state of the war, or, The monkey-race in danger [graphic]

62.
Duke William's ghost [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 May 1799]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Prince of Wales lies on his bed, partly dressed, in a drunken stupor, head downwards, right arm hanging to the ground, where are broken bottles and spilt wine. The ghost of his great-uncle, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), immensel...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837 and William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
Subject (Topic):
Beds, Drinking vessels, Ghosts, Hourglasses, Intoxication, and Obesity
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Duke William's ghost [graphic]

63.
The affrighted centaur & lion britanique [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 May 1799]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A centaur with the body of the Duke of Bedford flees in terror from the angry British lion, whose head and fore-paws appear on the left. He is dressed as a jockey, with tricolour jacket and tricolour ribbons in his cap (as in other prints, e.g. BMSat...
Alternative Title:
Affrighted centaur and lion britanique and Affrighted centaur & lion britannique
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The affrighted centaur & lion britanique [graphic]

64.
The twin stars, Castor & Pollux [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 May 1799]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two corpulent men, with arms interlaced, trip through space, their heads turned in profile to the right, naked except for a piece of floating drapery. One (left) holds up a frothing tankard of Berkley Ale, the other a foaming goblet, tankard and gobl...
Alternative Title:
Twin stars, Castor and Pollux
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Str
Subject (Name):
Sturt, Charles, 1763-1812
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The twin stars, Castor & Pollux [graphic]

65.
Cupid [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 May 1799]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The ugly and ungainly Nicholls, naked except for floating drapery, and with heavy, feathered wings, stands directed to the right, drawing the string of his bow. He stands on clouds which form a background."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Nicholls, John, 1745?-1832
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Cupid [graphic]

66.
Harpyes defiling the feast [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 May 1799]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"'The Feast' is a steaming sirloin in a dish inscribed John Bull's Comfort, flanked by (left) a frothing tankard decorated with the Royal Arms and (right) a plum-pudding. The three harpies, Tierney (left), Shuckburgh, and Jekyll (right), malignantly v...
Alternative Title:
Harpies defiling the feast
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street
Subject (Name):
Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Shuckburgh-Evelyn, George Augustus William, Sir, 1751-1804, and Jekyll, Joseph, 1754-1837
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Harpyes defiling the feast [graphic]

67.
Mars [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 May 1799]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"George Walpole stands defiantly, head in profile to the right, feet splayed awkwardly. He wears Roman armour with medieval greaves and a huge sabre; in his left hand is a large oval shield, in his right he supports a vertical tilting-lance, the head ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Walpole, George, 1758-1835
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mars [graphic]

68.
Hercules reposing [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 May 1799]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Fox, naked and hairy, sits despondently at the foot of a willow tree, from which a lyre hangs by a tricolour ribbon. His eyes are closed, his head is supported on the hand which holds a large book: 'The Beauties of St Ann's Hill'. He sits on the skin...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Hercules reposing [graphic]

69.
New pantheon of democratic mythology [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 May 1799]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Emblematical title-page to a set of prints on the Opposition. A fire burns on an altar of quasi-classical shape, on which is the title; apes' heads take the place of rams' heads, and a garland of laurel is bound with tricolour ribbon. At the base of ...
Description:
Title from text in image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 7th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, St. Jamess [sic] Street
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > New pantheon of democratic mythology [graphic]

70.
Exhibition of a democratic-transparency with its effect upon patriotic feelings / [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[15 April 1799]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The members of the Secret Committee of the Commons are seated round a table examining the documents relating to the United Irishmen and other revolutionary societies. A lamp on the table illuminates a large framed transparency [The transparency, a la...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 15th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James Street, London
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Nicholls, John, 1745?-1832, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Sinclair, John, Sir, 1754-1835, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Jekyll, Joseph, 1754-1837, Walpole, George, 1761-1830, Pulteney, William, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Shuckburgh-Evelyn, George Augustus William, Sir, 1751-1804, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, and Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Exhibition of a democratic-transparency with its effect upon patriotic feelings / [graphic]