Leaf 17. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Charles Fox, in strait jacket, with unruly hair and a wild look on his face, is examined by Dr. Monro, the physician to Bedlam, who looks at him through a quizzing glass. Fox confesses that his troubles come from loosing his place, i.e., the fall of the Fox-North Coalition, while Dr. Monro pronounces him an incurable
Alternative Title:
Dazzled with hope he could not see the cheat ...
Description:
Title from Grego., Six lines of verse in two columns below image: Dazzled with hope he could not see the cheat, of aiming with impatience to be great. With wild ambition in his heart we find, farewell content and quiet of his mind. For glittering clouds he left the solid shore, and wonted happiness returns no more., Attribution to Rowlandson from the British Museum catalogue and Grego., Restrike. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6495 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?], Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 124., and On leaf 17 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 4th, 1784, by W. Humphry, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and Monro, John, 1715-1791
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Mentally ill persons, Physicians, Physical restraints, and Quizzing glasses
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; tentative attribution to Rowlandson from curator., Date based on artist's death date., This record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Patients, Psychiatric.
Subject (Topic):
Psychotherapy patients, Mentally ill persons, Shackles, and Pipes (Smoking)
Title and date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from publisher's known location., Printmaker is also known as Pieter van der Heyden., Print depicts the "Cure of folly," removing stones from the head., Text in French and Dutch., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Folly; Stone (in the head).
Publisher:
Ioan Galle excudit
Subject (Topic):
Mentally ill, Mental illness, Witches, Knives, Rocks, Surgery, Traditional medicine, Mentally ill persons, Violoncellos, Crutches, Water mills, Spectators, Eggs, and Owls
Title supplied by curator., Place of pubication and date supplied by curator., Sheet trimmed., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Hospitals, Interior; Patients, psychiatric.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England).
Subject (Topic):
Psychiatric hospitals, Restraint of patients, Mental illness, Mentally ill persons, and Shackles
Title supplied by curator., Date derived from printmaker's date of death., Place of publication derived from printmaker's country of residence., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Patients, psychiatric; Hospitals, France; Patient restraints., and Soiled. Mounted. Glue residue around plate. 2x2.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Psychiatric hospitals, Mental illness, Restraint of patients, Mental institutions, and Mentally ill persons
