Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo. Virgil, Geor. [graphic] : He steers his flight aloft, incumbent on the dusky air that felt unusual weight. Par. Lost. Lib. I, l. 225 / J. Gillray, fect &c.

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Title
Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo. Virgil, Geor. [graphic] : He steers his flight aloft, incumbent on the dusky air that felt unusual weight. Par. Lost. Lib. I, l. 225 / J. Gillray, fect &c.
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Contributor
Cholmondeley, George James Cholmondeley,--Marquess of,--1749-1827--Caricatures and cartoons.
Cleaver, William,--1742-1815--Caricatures and cartoons.
Crowe, William,--1745-1829--Caricatures and cartoons.
Eldon, John Scott,--Earl of,--1751-1838--Caricatures and cartoons.
Erskine, Thomas Erskine,--Baron,--1750-1823--Caricatures and cartoons.
Fingall, Arthur James Plunkett,--Earl of,--1759-1836--Caricatures and cartoons.
Grenville, Thomas,--1755-1846--Caricatures and cartoons.
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville,--Baron,--1759-1834--Caricatures and cartoons.
Grey, Charles Grey,--Earl,--1764-1845--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harcourt, Edward,--1757-1847--Caricatures and cartoons.
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall,--Baron,--1773-1840--Caricatures and cartoons.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice,--Marquess of,--1780-1863--Caricatures and cartoons.
Moss, Charles,--1763-1811--Caricatures and cartoons.
Nugent, George Nugent Grenville,--Baron,--1788-1850--Caricatures and cartoons.
Randolph, John,--1749-1813--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley,--1751-1816--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sidmouth, Henry Addington,--Viscount,--1757-1844--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower,--Duke of,--1758-1833--Caricatures and cartoons.
Taylor, Michael Angelo,--1757-1834--Caricatures and cartoons.
Tierney, George,--1761-1830--Caricatures and cartoons.
University of Oxford--History--19th century--Caricatures and cartoons.
Whitbread, Samuel,--1764-1815--Caricatures and cartoons.
Wynn, Charles Watkin Williams,--1775-1850--Caricatures and cartoons.
Wynn, Henry Watkin William,--1783-1856--Caricatures and cartoons.
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
Published in: Hill, Draper. Fashionable contrasts: Caricatures by James Gillray. London: Phaidon Press, 1966, cat. no. 49.
Sequel to Gillray's The introduction of the Pope to the convocation at Oxford by the Cardinal Broad-Bottom.
Title from Latin quote below image.
Extent
1 print : engraving, hand-colored ; sheet 51.0 x 39.9 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
Latin

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Gillray v. 6

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Engravings--England--1810-1820.
Watermarks (Paper)--J. Whatman.--CtY-BR
Subject (Name)
Cholmondeley, George James Cholmondeley,--Marquess of,--1749-1827--Caricatures and cartoons.
Cleaver, William,--1742-1815--Caricatures and cartoons.
Crowe, William,--1745-1829--Caricatures and cartoons.
Eldon, John Scott,--Earl of,--1751-1838--Caricatures and cartoons.
Erskine, Thomas Erskine,--Baron,--1750-1823--Caricatures and cartoons.
Fingall, Arthur James Plunkett,--Earl of,--1759-1836--Caricatures and cartoons.
Grenville, Thomas,--1755-1846--Caricatures and cartoons.
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville,--Baron,--1759-1834--Caricatures and cartoons.
Grey, Charles Grey,--Earl,--1764-1845--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harcourt, Edward,--1757-1847--Caricatures and cartoons.
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall,--Baron,--1773-1840--Caricatures and cartoons.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice,--Marquess of,--1780-1863--Caricatures and cartoons.
Moss, Charles,--1763-1811--Caricatures and cartoons.
Nugent, George Nugent Grenville,--Baron,--1788-1850--Caricatures and cartoons.
Randolph, John,--1749-1813--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley,--1751-1816--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sidmouth, Henry Addington,--Viscount,--1757-1844--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower,--Duke of,--1758-1833--Caricatures and cartoons.
Taylor, Michael Angelo,--1757-1834--Caricatures and cartoons.
Tierney, George,--1761-1830--Caricatures and cartoons.
University of Oxford--History--19th century--Caricatures and cartoons.
Whitbread, Samuel,--1764-1815--Caricatures and cartoons.
Wynn, Charles Watkin Williams,--1775-1850--Caricatures and cartoons.
Wynn, Henry Watkin William,--1783-1856--Caricatures and cartoons.
Subject (Topic)
Cartoons (Commentary)
Catholic emancipation--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
Satires (Visual works)

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Citation
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, 11570

Identifiers

Orbis Record
10123854
Object ID (OID)
11858986

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