Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic]
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17355868
Description
- Title
- Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Admiral Pigot on a cruize
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Field & Tuer, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [approximately 1868?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Field & Tuer
- Abstract
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Admiral Rodney is shown on the shore with Britannia and Neptune, who hand him their staffs, while the British Lion claws at the flag of France on which Rodney stands. Standing out to sea in a toy boat made of playing cards, Admiral Pigot (represented as a pig) views the scene through his spyglass. Refers to Rodney's recall and replacement by Pigot
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Restrike, with "J. Gillray fecit" added in lower right corner and imprint statement burnished from plate. For original issue with the imprint "Pubd. June 4th, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St James's Street, London", see no. 5996 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?]
"Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. IV"--On left above design.
Cf. Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, page 36.
On leaf 5 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. - Provenance
- Gift of Addison Van Name to Yale University Library, 1919. Transferred from Yale University Library; November 1967.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.8 x 36 cm, on sheet 59 x 43 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Leaf 5. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900, collector.
- Collection Date
- [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Etchings England London 1868
Engravings England London 1868
Restrikes - Material
- etching and engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792
Pigot, Hugh, 1721?-1792
Neptune (Roman deity) - Subject (Topic)
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Britannia (Symbolic character)
Admirals
British
Military uniforms - Subjects
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Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pigot, Hugh, 1721?-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Neptune (Roman deity)
Admirals > British > 18th century
Military uniforms > British > 18th century
England > 1782
England > London > 1868
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
- 15537266
- Object ID (OID)
- 17355868
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