The introduction [graphic].

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Description

Title
The introduction [graphic].
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Contributor
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Charlotte,--Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain,--1744-1818--Caricatures and cartoons.
Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina,--Princess, Duchess of York,--1767-1820--Caricatures and cartoons.
Frederick Augustus,--Duke of York and Albany,--1763-1827--Caricatures and cartoons.
George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Walpole, Horace,--1717-1797--Ms. notes.
Walpole, Horace,--1717-1797--Ownership.
Published / Created
1791 November 22
Copyright Date
[22 November 1791]
Publication Place
[London]
Publisher
H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Abstract

"The Duke of York leads his bride to the King and Queen, who are seated side by side on the throne (right), much caricatured, making gestures of eager greed. The King looks through a glass, the Queen holds out her apron to catch the coins which the Duchess holds in her apron. Behind the pair on the extreme left walks a gigantic Prussian soldier with extravagantly long moustaches, carrying a large money-bag under each arm, inscribed '£100000' and '£100 ...'"--British Museum online catalogue.

Description
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched at top of image.
Extent
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 25 x 35.2 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. 8

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Annotations (Provenance)--18th century.--CtY-LW
Etchings--England--London--1791.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1791.
Subject (Name)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Charlotte,--Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain,--1744-1818--Caricatures and cartoons.
Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina,--Princess, Duchess of York,--1767-1820--Caricatures and cartoons.
Frederick Augustus,--Duke of York and Albany,--1763-1827--Caricatures and cartoons.
George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Walpole, Horace,--1717-1797--Ms. notes.
Walpole, Horace,--1717-1797--Ownership.
Subject (Topic)
Avarice.
Coins.
Dowry.
Military uniforms--Prussians.
Reception rooms.
Royal weddings.
Skull & crossbones.
Telescopes.
Thrones.

Access And Usage Rights

Access
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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.
Citation
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7917
Wright, T. Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures by James Gillray, no. 61
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 132

Identifiers

Orbis Record
7783161
Object ID (OID)
11859374

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