The coming-on of the monsoons, or, The retreat from Seringapatam [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The coming-on of the monsoons, or, The retreat from Seringapatam [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Retreat from Seringapatam
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis,--Marquis,--1738-1805--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli,--Nawab of Mysore,--1753-1799--Caricatures and cartoons. - Published / Created
- 1791 December 6
- Copyright Date
- [6 December 1791]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Publisher
- H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
-
"Cornwallis, [It has been suggested that he is William Monson (1760-1807), then serving under Cornwallis, but as a captain in the 52nd he was not of sufficient note in England for caricature and Cornwallis's star removes all doubt of his identity. 'Monsoon' is not a pun, see BMSat 7938.] mounted on an ass, flees terror-stricken from a fortess (right) from behind the battlements of which the grinning Tipu Sultan, holding a sabre, urinates a devastating stream upon the fleeing British soldiers (right). Two cannon belch fire and smoke from loopholes. Cornwallis, wearing his Garter star, gallops past the bodies of dead soldiers, he drops his sabre and his reins, holding up his arms; his hat flies off. His ass is muzzled by a long nose-bag."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Three lines of text below image: "Whats the matter, Falstaff." What's the matter! Here be four of us, have taken a city this morning. ...
Title from text in top part of image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.1 x 27.5 cm, on sheet 24 x 29 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
- Format
- still image
- Genre
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Etchings--England--London--1791.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1791. - Subject (Name)
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis,--Marquis,--1738-1805--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli,--Nawab of Mysore,--1753-1799--Caricatures and cartoons. - Subject (Topic)
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1789-1820--Humor.
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.
- Citation
- Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7929
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7783728
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811299