Blood on thunder fording the Red Sea [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Blood on thunder fording the Red Sea [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1 March 1788]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. March 1st, 1788, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"Thurlow, in his Chancellor's wig and gown, wades waist-deep in the sea, advancing towards the spectator. On his shoulders sits Hastings, in oriental dress, holding in each arm a large money-bag inscribed '£4.000.000'. Thurlow scowls; Hastings has a serene and contented expression. In the water (a sea of blood) are the mutilated corpses of Indians: three heads tied together by the hair float in the water; a man floats with a rope round his neck; there are also a scourge and birch-rod."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Attributed to Gillray in British Museum catalogue.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.5 x 34.9 cm, on sheet 26.2 x 36.8 cm.
Mounted on leaf 27 of volume 2 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 : plate mark 24.7 x 34.9 cm, on sheet 27 x 40 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1788
Etchings England London 1788
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- India.
- Subject (Name)
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Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806 - Subject (Topic)
-
Corruption
Dead persons - Subjects
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Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
India
Corruption
Dead persons > India
England > 1788
England > London > 1788
J. Whatman
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
- 8068141
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811251
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