A scene on Tuesday the 26th of May between a prince and a poltron [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A scene on Tuesday the 26th of May between a prince and a poltron [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Prince and a poltron
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Aitken, James, active 1788-1802, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [27 May 1789]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 27th, 1789, by J. Aitken, Castle Street, Leicester Field
- Abstract
-
"A satirical representation of the duel between the Duke of York and Lennox. The Duke (left), calm and dignified, fires his pistol in the air; Lennox (right), his knees bending in obvious alarm, holds a pistol in each hand, saying, "I hope your H--gh--ss is satisfied now that I am a Man of Honor, by my firing thro' your hair? & that you will retract the opinion of my being a Coward". The Duke, whose hat is on the ground, answers, "Satisfied? yes I am satisfied! that your whole race are a set of dastards! - & you may fire at me till the day of Judgment, e'er I will retract my opinion - or honor a Coward, by putting him out of the World!" The seconds stand behind their principals: 'Lord Raw--n', in profile to the right, a pistol in each hand, says, "Gunpowder is disgrae'd when used upon such reptiles! make them eat their own words, till they are choak'd, thats the way to quiet Charles's-bastard-brood" (cf. BMSat 7507); 'Lord Wine--l--a' (right), looking very frightened, holds an arsenal of pistols under his left arm, a blunderbuss in his right hand, saying, "Would that I had not meddl'd in the business, or, that I could get over to the other side." All wear military uniform; Winchilsea was a Lord of the Bedchamber, Lennox Lt.-Col. in the Coldstream, the Duke's regiment. In the background stands an empty post-chaise."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
"Price 1 s./6 plain."
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Duels: Duke of York and Lt.-Col. Lennox, 26 May, 1789 -- Guns: pistols -- Blunderbuss -- Military uniforms: lieutenant colonel, 35th Foot -- Military uniforms: Lord of the Bedchamber -- Coaches: post-chaise -- Poltroon: coward --Allusion to Charles II.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.1 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 27.2 x 38.7 cm.
Mounted on leaf 58 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 : sheet 26 x 36 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
Dueling
Satires (Visual works) England 1789
Etchings England London 1789 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1764-1819
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826
Winchilsea, George Finch, Earl of, 1752-1826 - Subjects
-
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1764-1819 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826 > Caricatures and cartoons
Winchilsea, George Finch, Earl of, 1752-1826 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1789
England > London > 1789
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
- 7723206
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859221