"L'insurrection de l'Institut Amphibie" [graphic] : the pursuit of knowledge / etched by Js. Gillray from the original intercepted drawing.
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Description
- Title
- "L'insurrection de l'Institut Amphibie" [graphic] : the pursuit of knowledge / etched by Js. Gillray from the original intercepted drawing.
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Copyright Date
- [12 March 1799]
- Abstract
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"Two Frenchmen, who have been attempting to domesticate the crocodile, are seized by the angry beasts. A monster seizes in its jaws the leg of the man who has attempted to ride it; the man clasps halter and whip, his saddle lies on the ground together with a large book, 'Sur l'Education du Crocodile', beside which are three plates: 'Planche 1st', a Frenchman rides a crocodile; 'Pl: 2de', a Frenchman drives a high phaeton drawn by a pair of crocodiles; 'Pl: 3me', a small boat is drawn through the water by a crocodile. In the middle distance (right) a crocodile seizes the coat of a terrified man, who drops a book: 'Les Droits du Crocodile' (cf. BMSat 9352). A third crocodile (left) with hungry jaws climbs from the reeds fringing the river."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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One of seven plates on the French Expedition to Egypt, purported to have been drawn by a fellow expedition member.
Title etched below image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 26 x 36 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. 5
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
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
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Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 9356
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 256
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8185129
- Object ID (OID)
- 11858756