Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Admiral Pigot on a cruize
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Darchery, Elizabeth, approximately 1739-1819, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1782?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- E. D'Achery
- Abstract
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Admiral Rodney is shown on the shore with Britannia and Neptune, who hand him their staffs, while the British Lion claws at the flag of France on which Rodney stands. Standing out to sea in a toy boat made of playing cards, Admiral Pigot (represented as a pig) views the scene through his spyglass. Refers to Rodney's recall and replacement by Pigot
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker and publication information from description in the British Museum catalogue of a variant state.
Probably a variant [later?] state of the plate with the imprint statement "Pubd. June 4th, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St James's Street, London." Cf. , No. 5996 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. IV.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.7 x 35.0 cm, on sheet 29.1 x 44.6 cm.
Mounted on leaf 26 of volume 1 of 12. - Provenance
- From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 24 x 35 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Engravings England London 1782
Etchings England London 1782 - Material
- etching & engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792
Pigot, Hugh, 1721?-1792
Neptune (Roman deity) - Subject (Topic)
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Britannia (Symbolic character)
Admirals
British
Military uniforms - Subjects
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Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pigot, Hugh, 1721?-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Neptune (Roman deity)
Admirals > British > 18th century
Military uniforms > British > 18th century
England > 1782
England > London > 1782
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6786133
- Object ID (OID)
- 11810260
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