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- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 August 1782]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Outside a tavern called The Whirligig, Col. Tarleton brandishes his sword while making a boastful speech about his military exploits. Behind him stands the Prince of Wales, headless, but identifiable by the ostrich plumes which replace his features. Above the tavern door the figure of a prostitute serves as the sign of the house
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text following title: Vide: Every man in his humour, alter'd from Ben Johnson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 34.3 x 23.9 cm., and Mounted on leaf 41 of volume 1 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Augt. 20th, 1782, by Eh. D'Achery, St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Tarleton, Lieutenant-General 1754-1833 (Banastre), and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
- Subject (Topic):
- Taverns (Inns), Courtesans, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The thunderer [graphic].
