Sir Richard Worse-than-sly, exposing his wifes bottom; O fye! [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Sir Richard Worse-than-sly, exposing his wifes bottom; O fye! [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [14 March 1782]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. March 14th, 1782, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
-
The interior of a room in the floor of which is sunk a circular bath. A lady (Lady Worsley), holding a little drapery, steps into it. Through a window high in the wall behind her (right) appear the head and shoulders of Captain Bisset. Outside the building (right) Sir R. Worsley stands on tip-toe holding Bisset, who sits on his shoulders; his hat is on the ground, and by it lies a paper inscribed "My Yoke is Easy & my Burden light". Bisset is saying, "Charming View of the Back Settlements Sir Richard". On the farther side of the bath (left) stands a maid-servant of attractive appearance, holding her mistress's clothes; she holds up her right hand saying, "Good lack! My Lady the Captn will see all for Nothing". On the back wall is nailed a 'Map of the Isle of Wight'. The ceiling of the room has a circle inset in the rectangle which may support a dome. See British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
A version in reverse, with several alterations, of No. 6109 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Watermark: J. Whatman 1811.
Mounted on leaf 15 of volume 7 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 35.3 x 25 cm, on sheet 37.2 x 27 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. 7
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Etchings England London 1782
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman 1811 - Material
- etching with stipple and engraving ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Worsley, Richard, Sir, 1751-1805
Bisset, Maurice George, 1757-1821
Worsley, Seymour Dorothy, Lady - Subjects
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Worsley, Richard, Sir, 1751-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bisset, Maurice George, 1757-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Worsley, Seymour Dorothy, Lady > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1782
England > London > 1782
J. Whatman > 1811
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12482127
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859176
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