Guy Vaux [graphic].
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11810266
Description
- Title
- Guy Vaux [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [not before 15 June 1782]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. by W. Humphry [sic], No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
-
One the left, George III, represented as a donkey and wearing a fool's cap, sits asleep on his throne, his wrists manacled. Beneath his chair is a keg of gunpowder, and a sack containing crown and sceptre leans against the wall. Entering the doors on the right is Fox (depicted as a fox) followed by members of the new ministry, including from left to right, Wilkes, Richmond, Burke, Keppel, Shelburne (carrying another barrel of gunpowder), and Dunning
- Description
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Title from item.
Date of publication based on that of earlier state.
Originally published with imprint statement: Pubd. June 15th, 1782 by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street.
Above upper left border: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. 6.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 24.6 x 35.1 cm, on sheet 26.6 x 37.6 cm.
Mounted on leaf 32 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 25 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
Political cartoons England 1782
Etchings England London 1782 - Material
- etching ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain
England - Subject (Name)
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783
Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606 - Subject (Topic)
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Politics and government
Donkeys
Thrones
Fools' caps
Clothing & dress - Subjects
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Donkeys
Thrones
Fools' caps
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
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
- 6787952
- Object ID (OID)
- 11810266
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