King Henry IVth, the last scene [graphic].

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Title
King Henry IVth, the last scene [graphic].
Alternative Title
King Henry IV, the last scene
King Henry the Fourth, the last scene
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Contributor
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Hanger, George,--1751?-1824--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Norfolk, Charles Howard,--Duke of,--1746-1815--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley,--1751-1816--Caricatures and cartoons.
Published / Created
1788 November29
Copyright Date
[29 November 1788]
Publication Place
[London]
Publisher
S. W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Abstract

"Fox as Falstaff, enormously fat, with a pleased smile, stands declaiming: "The Laws of England are at my commandment. Happy are they which have been my friends; & woe to my Lord Chanr." On the right stands Hanger as Pistol, in a swaggering attitude, legs astride, left hand on his bludgeon (cf. BMSat 6924), right on his hip. He is in Elizabethan dress, but wears an enormous cocked hat and a large sabre. He says: "Sir John, thy under lambkin now is King Harry the fifth's the man. I speak the truth. When Pistol lies, do thus; and fig me, like the bragging Spaniard." On the left, clasping his hands ecstatically, stands Sheridan as Bardolph, his face bloated with drink. He says, "O joyful day! - I would not take a Knighthood for my fortune." Between and behind Sheridan and Fox stands 'Shallow' (Duke of Norfolk), rather disconsolate, saying, "Sir John, I hope you'll pay me back my Thousand Pounds." In the background is the colonnade of Carlton House, and (left) the back of Fox's travelling-carriage, inscribed, 'From Bologna'. ..."--British Museum online catalogue.

Description
Below image in lower right: Shortly will be published a series of plate [sic] from K. Henry IV.
Four lines of text centered below image: "To ride day & night; not to deliberate, not to remember, not to have patience to shift me, but to stand stained with travel & sweating with desire to see him ..."
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image, on either side of centered text.
Extent
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 26.1 x 42.5 cm, on sheet 28 x 44 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

Format
still image
Genre
Etchings--England--London--1788.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1788.
Watermarks (Paper).--CtY-LW
Subject (Name)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Hanger, George,--1751?-1824--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Norfolk, Charles Howard,--Duke of,--1746-1815--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley,--1751-1816--Caricatures and cartoons.

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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.
Citation
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7380
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 104

Identifiers

Orbis Record
8110491
Object ID (OID)
11811275

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