The installation-supper as given at the Pantheon, by the Knights of the Bath, on the 26th of May, 1788. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The installation-supper as given at the Pantheon, by the Knights of the Bath, on the 26th of May, 1788. [graphic]
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [4 June 1788]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd June 4th, 1788, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Abstract
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"A fantastic representation of the supper at the ball given by the eleven Knights of the Bath installed on 19 May in Westminster Abbey, see BMSat 7318. Full accounts appeared in the newspapers, and the scene depicted appears intended for 'the Prince of Wales, Duke of York, and a select party of their friends' who 'supped privately in the cotillon room'. 'London Chronicle', 27 May 1788. The guests sit on each side of a long narrow table, scantily provided with food, the bench on the near side of the table showing legs and feet in characteristic attitudes. The design, long as it is, shows only a section of the table, the ends not appearing. [Pl. 1.] On the extreme left, on the near side two elderly and ugly ladies lean ingratiatingly towards Major Topham, the seat of whose breeches is decorated with Prince of Wales's feathers. On the opposite side, on the extreme left, is a couple identified as Sir J. Johnstone and lady. He is very unlike the herculean uncouth figure described by Wraxall, 'Memoirs', 1884, iv. 404. Next (opposite Topham) Lord Bathurst takes wine with Lord Stormont who grasps a decanter of French Wine. Burke, seated next Topham, on whom he turns his back, holds out an empty plate towards Hastings on the opposite side of the table who keeps to himself a whole ham; they regard each other with wary suspicion. On Hastings's left sits Mrs. Hastings, also looking warily at Burke. She is decked with jewels and wears a small crowned turban as a head-dress. Next her is a man wearing a ribbon and star, drinking, who is identified as the Marquis of Buckingham (K.G.). Opposite Mrs. Hastings sits a very fat lady talking to a lean man wearing epaulettes. They are identified as Mrs. Hobart [Whom she does not resemble] (actually Miss Jefferies) and Col. Jekyll. Next Jekyll, Lord Sandwich and an ugly (unidentified) man share the same jelly-glass, holding between them the plate on which it stands. On the extreme right, on the farther end of the table, a man of plebeian appearance drinks from a tankard; he is identified as Dr. Parr. The man between him and Buckingham is identified as the Duke of Portland, whom he does not resemble. [Pl. 2.] On the extreme left the Duke of Grafton turns towards the fat Mrs. Hobart (identified as Miss Jefferies). Opposite him a stout man drinking from a jelly-glass has been identified as Lord Nugent (whom he does not resemble). Next him Cornwallis, wearing ear-rings, puts his arm round the shoulder of a lady, identified as Lady Clive, who looks languishingly at him as she takes a (?) peach. Next her is Lord North. Opposite him is a man identified as Sir George Shuckburgh [He is unlike the Shuckburgh of Gillray's 'French Habits' (1798)] who takes his neighbour by the arm offering her a glass of wine; she demurs deprecatingly. On the farther side of the table, with no one seated opposite him, is the Prince of Wales, a fork held to his mouth (as in BMSat 8111), sitting impassively between Lady Archer and Lady Cecilia Johnston, two bedizened harridans, who ogle him, putting their hands on his shoulders. Next Lady Cecilia (right) is Mrs. Fitzherbert, ogling Wilkes, who sits next her, squinting and leering. On the near side of the table is a man in back view wearing a ribbon and (right) Lord Carlisle talking to Lord Heathfield who sits behind a sirloin of beef. Opposite him and on the extreme right is a pretty young lady identified as Miss Bingham. [Pl. 3.] On the extreme left, on the near side of the table, a middle-aged couple, holding knives and forks, turn to each other with animated smiles. Opposite them sits a good-looking young man wearing a ribbon and star (perhaps Lord Mornington). On his left the Duke of Richmond turns with an expression of pained surprise to Lord Rawdon. Opposite this pair two stout men turn to each other, both drinking. The central group of this plate, a pendant to that of the Prince of Wales on pl. 2, is the Duke of York sitting between two pretty young women, his right arm is round the shoulder of one, probably Lady Tyrconnel, the other holds his left arm and shoulder; both look languishingly at him. On the near side of the table are two more couples: Lord Amherst (caricatured) puts an arm round the waist of a lean and ugly old woman wearing the fashionable false 'derriè€re' in an exaggerated form. On the extreme right Lord Derby, his hand on his breast, drinks wine with the witch-like Lady Mount Edgcumbe. On the farther side of the table are two unidentified men, one of whom drinks from his plate; next him is a pretty young woman. On the extreme right Dundas turns to speak to his left-hand neighbour; he grasps a decanter and glass, spilling his wine. [Pl. 4.] On the farther side of the table Philip Francis turns to speak to Dundas. Opposite him, and on the extreme left, a stout lady, identified as Lady Salisbury (see BMSat 6115), sits in back view, her petticoats enormously inflated behind. She speaks to no one: Pitt, her right hand neighbour, leans behind the back of the Speaker (alternatively identified as Thurlow) to touch glasses with Fox, who smiles amiably, holding a decanter in his right hand. Cornwall bends avidly over his plate; he wears his Speaker's wig, the mace lies across his knees. Four figures sit opposite this group: the ugly Pepper Arden who gazes admiringly at a pretty young woman on his left; she appears displeased at her position between Arden and a fat woman who puts both knife and fork to her mouth. Next the latter is Lord Lansdowne, who seizes affectionately the hand of Lord Sydney who turns towards him with a smile; they drink to each other. Next Fox on the near side of the table a plain and elderly couple drink to each other; both are thin. They are identified as Lady Powlett and Sir H. Powlett. Opposite them, and, like the lady on his left, intent on his plate, is a military officer identified as General Bligh. His neighbour is old and haggard, her hair elaborately dressed. Next her and on the extreme right two men carouse together, both wear stars; one is identified as the Duke of Bedford, the other (right) as the Duke of Norfolk (neither had an order). Opposite, a man wearing a ribbon pours out wine for an elderly and ugly lady who receives the attention with a gesture of satisfaction. They are identified as Sir George and Lady Yonge. He is identical with the ass whose profile is shown on the extreme right in BMSat 7318, who can hardly be Yonge who appears elsewhere in that print."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Text in lower right corner of plate 4: All the works of Bunbury, & Gillray, to be had of S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly.
A design on four plates, the prints to be pasted together to form a long strip; the imprint is on plate 1, the title on plate 2 and plate 3, the inscription relating to Bunbury, &c, on plate 4.
1 print on 4 sheets : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheets 30 x 60 cm or smaller.
Mounted on leaves 39 to 42 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 on 4 sheets : visible image 27 x 212 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. 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1788
Etchings England London 1788 - Material
- etching ; and hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Topham, Edward, 1751-1820
Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794
Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
Hastings, Anna Maria Apollonia von Chapuset, 1747-1837
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Archer, Sarah West, Lady, 1741-1801
Johnston, Henrietta Cecilia, Lady, 1727-1817
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797
Mount Edgcumbe, Emma Gilbert, Lady, 1729-1807.
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
Francis, Philip, 1740-1818
Cecil, Mary Amelia, Marchioness of Salisbury, 1750-1835.
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789
Alvanley, Richard Pepper Arden, Baron, 1745-1804
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800 - Subjects
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Topham, Edward, 1751-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hastings, Anna Maria Apollonia von Chapuset, 1747-1837 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Archer, Sarah West, Lady, 1741-1801 > Caricatures and cartoons
Johnston, Henrietta Cecilia, Lady, 1727-1817 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837 > Caricatures and cartoons
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826 > Caricatures and cartoons
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mount Edgcumbe, Emma Gilbert, Lady, 1729-1807
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Francis, Philip, 1740-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cecil, Mary Amelia, Marchioness of Salisbury, 1750-1835
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789 > Caricatures and cartoons
Alvanley, Richard Pepper Arden, Baron, 1745-1804 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1788
England > London > 1788
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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- Public
- Rights
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Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11868952
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811264