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Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Admiral Rodney is depicted receiving the submission of the defeated De Grasse after the Battle of the Saints, as English sailors bring ashore the spoils of war, and chagrined politicians Fox, Keppel, and the Duke of Richmond look on from the left, with Sandwich and North behind them. Contrasts the new ministry's hostility to the popular Rodney with the rewarding of the incompetent Keppel (Admiral "Lee-shore.").
Alternative Title:
Admiral lee-shore in the dumps
Description:
Earlier version of a plate published May 31, 1782, by E. D'Archery. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5992., On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. 3., Printmaker from description in the British Museum catalogue of a later version of the plate., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History, Naval. and Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Darchery, Elizabeth, publisher., Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse,--comte de,--1722-1788--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Keppel, Augustus Keppel,--Viscount,--1725-1786--Caricatures and cartoons., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox,--Duke of,--1735-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., and Rodney, George Brydges Rodney,--Baron,--1719-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
Subject (Topic):
Admirals--British--18th century., Admirals--French--18th century., Clothing & dress--England--1780-1790., Sailors--British--18th century., and Sailors--French--18th century.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].

2.
Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Admiral Rodney is depicted receiving the submission of the defeated De Grasse after the Battle of the Saints, as English sailors bring ashore the spoils of war, and chagrined politicians Fox, Keppel, and the Duke of Richmond look on from the left, with Sandwich and North behind them. Contrasts the new ministry's hostility to the popular Rodney with the rewarding of the incompetent Keppel (Admiral "Lee-shore.").
Alternative Title:
Admiral lee-shore in the dumps
Description:
On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. 3., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History, Naval. and Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Darchery, Elizabeth, publisher., Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse,--comte de,--1722-1788--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Keppel, Augustus Keppel,--Viscount,--1725-1786--Caricatures and cartoons., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox,--Duke of,--1735-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., and Rodney, George Brydges Rodney,--Baron,--1719-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
Subject (Topic):
Admirals--British--18th century., Admirals--French--18th century., Clothing & dress--England--1780-1790., Sailors--British--18th century., and Sailors--French--18th century.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].