Le débarquement du Chevalier John Bull et de sa famille á Boulogne sur Mer [graphic] = The landing of Sir John Bull & his family at Boulogne sur Mer.
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Description
- Title
- Le débarquement du Chevalier John Bull et de sa famille á Boulogne sur Mer [graphic] = The landing of Sir John Bull & his family at Boulogne sur Mer.
- Alternative Title
- Landing of Sir John Bull & his family at Boulogne sur Mer
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Published / Created
- 1792 May 31
- Copyright Date
- [31 May 1792]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Publisher
- H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
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"Three burly French fishwives carry on their backs through the water three English visitors from a boat on the extreme right. Two other fishwives stand in the water by the boat trying to persuade a stout and angry lady to entrust herself to them; a Frenchman in the boat also addresses her. On the shore (left) a group of French people waits their arrival: foremost is a postilion standing in the huge milk-churn boots (worn only on horseback) which so much surprised English visitors. He holds out a paper inscribed 'Poste Royale'. A hotel servant holds back the postilion and proffers a card inscribed 'Hotel d'Angleterre'; he wears a nightcap with a bag-wig and ruffles and stands 'chapeau-bras'. Beside him is a rival tout, a dwarfish man or boy dressed in a slovenly manner, his feet in sabots stuffed with straw; he holds out a card inscribed 'Hotel.... Behind them' (left) are a monk and a fishwife with a basket on her back, her bare feet in sabots shaped like mules but stuffed with straw. A dog, grotesquely shaved in the French manner, completes the group. Cliffs (left) form a background. The foremost passenger is a typical John Bull wearing top-boots; he has an expression of fixed determination, his wig slips from his head and his hat is falling into the sea. Next is a lady wearing a riding-habit and a high-crowned hat. A younger man, fashionably dressed, with high hat, long breeches, and short boots, leers down at the woman who carries him. The fishwives are dressed alike with frilled muslin caps, loose jackets, and short petticoats; they wear ear-rings, and crosses hang from their necks."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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Printmaker and artist from British Museum catalogue.
Titles in French and English etched below image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching & aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.8 x 66.8 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. 8
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- still image
- Genre
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Aquatints--England--London--1792.
Etchings--England--London--1792.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1792.
Watermarks (Paper)--Edmeads & Pine--1808.--CtY-BR - Subject (Name)
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Subject (Topic)
- John Bull (Symbolic character)--Caricatures and cartoons.
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.
- Citation
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Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 8189
Wright, T. Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures by James Gillray, no. 46
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 144
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9812247
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859392