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1. Questions & commands, or, The mistaken road to He-r-f-rd a Sunday evenings amusement. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [11 February 1788]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "In a large room lit by candles in sconces, a round game is in progress. The guests are ladies, undergraduates, and elderly parsons, some sit in a circle, while others look over their heads. An elderly parson grovels on his hands and knees, putting his head under the petticoats of a lady who sits (left) with her hands raised in surprise. He acts at the direction of a boy (Prince William of Gloucester) wearing the gown of (?) a fellow commoner over a coat with a star, who stands (right) in profile to the left, stretching his right arm with an autocratic gesture; a spaniel licks his feet. A stout parson seated behind him on the extreme left scowls and clenches his fist at the scene. The lady (the Duchess of Gloucester) sits between a fashionably dressed undergraduate wearing the gown of (?) a fellow commoner, and a stout parson who holds up his hands in astonishment. The undergraduates and some of the parsons appear amused, others frown disapprovingly. On the extreme left is a small round table on which are two candles and playing-cards."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Questions and commands, Mistaken road to He-r-f-rd, and Mistaken road to Hereford
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text below title in lower right: Vide, J-s-s Colle. Cambe., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to the see of Hereford -- Horace Walpole owned print (NYPL) -- Jesus College, Cambridge -- Petticoat influence -- Spaniel -- Games: Round -- Tripod tables -- Male costumes: Cantabridgian -- Fellow commoner -- Possible caricature of John Butler, 1717-1802., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.9 x 35.3 cm, on sheet 27.6 x 39.7 cm., and Mounted on leaf 25 of volume 2 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby. 11th, 1788, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834, Gloucester, Maria Walpole, Duchess of, 1735-1807, Beadon, Richard, 1737-1824, and Butler, John, 1717-1802
- Subject (Topic):
- Candles, Candlesticks, Clergy, Dogs, Gambling, Playing cards, Rugs, and Sconces
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Questions & commands, or, The mistaken road to He-r-f-rd a Sunday evenings amusement. [graphic]
2. Questions & commands, or, The mistaken road to He-r-f-rd a Sunday evenings amusement. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [11 February 1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.02.11.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "In a large room lit by candles in sconces, a round game is in progress. The guests are ladies, undergraduates, and elderly parsons, some sit in a circle, while others look over their heads. An elderly parson grovels on his hands and knees, putting his head under the petticoats of a lady who sits (left) with her hands raised in surprise. He acts at the direction of a boy (Prince William of Gloucester) wearing the gown of (?) a fellow commoner over a coat with a star, who stands (right) in profile to the left, stretching his right arm with an autocratic gesture; a spaniel licks his feet. A stout parson seated behind him on the extreme left scowls and clenches his fist at the scene. The lady (the Duchess of Gloucester) sits between a fashionably dressed undergraduate wearing the gown of (?) a fellow commoner, and a stout parson who holds up his hands in astonishment. The undergraduates and some of the parsons appear amused, others frown disapprovingly. On the extreme left is a small round table on which are two candles and playing-cards."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Questions and commands, Mistaken road to He-r-f-rd, and Mistaken road to Hereford
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text below title in lower right: Vide, J-s-s Colle. Cambe., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to the see of Hereford -- Horace Walpole owned print (NYPL) -- Jesus College, Cambridge -- Petticoat influence -- Spaniel -- Games: Round -- Tripod tables -- Male costumes: Cantabridgian -- Fellow commoner -- Possible caricature of John Butler, 1717-1802.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby. 11th, 1788, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834, Gloucester, Maria Walpole, Duchess of, 1735-1807, Beadon, Richard, 1737-1824, and Butler, John, 1717-1802
- Subject (Topic):
- Candles, Candlesticks, Clergy, Dogs, Gambling, Playing cards, Rugs, and Sconces
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Questions & commands, or, The mistaken road to He-r-f-rd a Sunday evenings amusement. [graphic]
