Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo. Virgil, Geor. He steers his flight aloft, incumbent on the dusky air that felt unusual weight. Par. Lost. Lib. I, l. 225 / [graphic]
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo. Virgil, Geor. He steers his flight aloft, incumbent on the dusky air that felt unusual weight. Par. Lost. Lib. I, l. 225 / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo. Virgil, Geor. He steers his flight aloft, incumbent on the dusky air that felt unusual weight. Par. Lost. Lib. I, l. 225 / [graphic]
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [8 August 1810]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd August 8th, 1810 by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Abstract
-
A satire ridiculing the installation of Lord Grenville as the Chancellor of Oxford University on July 3rd, 1810. The installation followed a divisive election in which Lord Eldon opposed Lord Grenville on political and religious grounds. Opponents like Gillray saw Grenville's installation as a triumph for Catholic Emancipation. Here Grenville rises in balloon over a vast applauding crowd in Oxford. Many of the faces in the crowd are identifiable political figures: Buckingham, Stafford, M.A. Taylor, Erskine, Tierney, Holland, Grey, Sidmouth, Cholmondeley, Whitbread, Watkin Williams-Wynn, Fingall, Sheridan, etc
- Description
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Title from Latin quote below image.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Sequel to Gillray's The introduction of the Pope to the convocation at Oxford by the Cardinal Broad-Bottom.
Published in: Hill, Draper. Fashionable contrasts: Caricatures by James Gillray. London: Phaidon Press, 1966, cat. no. 49.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 51.0 x 38.9 cm, on sheet 53.9 x 41.5 cm.
Watermark: J. Whatman.
Mounted on leaf 75 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 : sheet 51.0 x 39.9 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 6
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Early works to 1800
Engravings England 1810-1820
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman - Material
- engraving, hand-colored ;
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
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Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
Nugent, George Nugent Grenville, Baron, 1788-1850
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863
Wynn, Charles Watkin Williams, 1775-1850
Wynn, Henry Watkin William, 1783-1856
Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823
Harcourt, Edward, 1757-1847
Fingall, Arthur James Plunkett, Earl of, 1759-1836
Crowe, William, 1745-1829
Cleaver, William, 1742-1815
Randolph, John, 1749-1813
Grenville, Thomas, 1755-1846
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840
Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815
Tierney, George, 1761-1830
Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower, Duke of, 1758-1833
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Cholmondeley, George James Cholmondeley, Marquess of, 1749-1827
Moss, Charles, 1763-1811
University of Oxford - Subject (Topic)
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History
Catholic emancipation
Satires (Visual works)
Cartoons (Commentary) - Subjects
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Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Nugent, George Nugent Grenville, Baron, 1788-1850 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wynn, Charles Watkin Williams, 1775-1850 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wynn, Henry Watkin William, 1783-1856 > Caricatures and cartoons
Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Harcourt, Edward, 1757-1847 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fingall, Arthur James Plunkett, Earl of, 1759-1836 > Caricatures and cartoons
Crowe, William, 1745-1829 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cleaver, William, 1742-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Randolph, John, 1749-1813 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grenville, Thomas, 1755-1846 > Caricatures and cartoons
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840 > Caricatures and cartoons
Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tierney, George, 1761-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower, Duke of, 1758-1833 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cholmondeley, George James Cholmondeley, Marquess of, 1749-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Moss, Charles, 1763-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
University of Oxford > History > 19th century > Caricatures and cartoons
Catholic emancipation > Great Britain > Early works to 1800
Satires (Visual works)
Cartoons (Commentary)
England > 1810-1820
J. Whatman
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Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 10123854
- Object ID (OID)
- 11858986
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