"Praetor-Urbanus" [graphic] : inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune / etched by Js. Gillray from the original intercepted drawing.
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Description
- Title
- "Praetor-Urbanus" [graphic] : inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune / 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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"A grotesque, obese, and negroid Copt, holding a mace or staff, rides (right to left) an ass which, though led procession-ally by a Copt, proceeds on account of the bayonet with which a grinning French soldier stabs its hind quarters. The 'Mayor' wears a French military coat and breeches, with a tricolour scarf and cocked hat with large tricolour plumes. He is otherwise naked, and a heavy chain of beads hangs from his ear. The 'Procureur' is naked except for a cocked hat and tricolour scarf; he carries a (?) goad as a staff of office. Behind his ear is a pen."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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One of seven plates on the French Expedition to Egypt by Gillray, 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 39 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. 9358
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 256
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8185166
- Object ID (OID)
- 11858758