St. George and the dragon a design for an equestrian statue, from the original in Windsor-Castle / [graphic]

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Title
St. George and the dragon a design for an equestrian statue, from the original in Windsor-Castle / [graphic]
Alternative Title
Saint George and the dragon
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor
Braddyll, Thomas, 1776-1862, artist.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created
[2 August 1805]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Publish'd August 2d, 1805, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Abstract

"In the manner of history painting rather than caricature. ... George III as St. George, in uniform, holds up his sword, about to give a final blow to a scaly dragon with the head of Napoleon. The long convolutions of the dragon are under the horse's feet: Napoleon's head, with a barbed fang and flames issuing from the mouth, looks up despairingly. A sword-cut has gashed his skull, and cut his crown in two. The dragon has large wings and the legs and talons of a beast of prey; it falls backwards: Britannia (left) will just escape being crushed."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched below image.
Artist identified as Lt.-Col. Thomas Richmond Gale Braddyll in the British Museum catalogue.
1 print : etching with aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 39.9 x 40.4 cm, on sheet 42.7 x 45.1 cm.
Mounted on leaf 9 of volume 6 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 : plate mark 39.5 x 40 cm, on sheet 42 x 43 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. 6

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1805
Etchings England London 1805
Material
etching with aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic)
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Subjects
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Britannia (Symbolic character)
England > 1805
England > London > 1805
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
9804275
Object ID (OID)
11858919

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