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1. Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [31 May 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.05.31.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admiral Rodney is depicted receiving the submission of the defeated De Grasse after the Battle of the Saints, as English sailors bring ashore the spoils of war, and chagrined politicians Fox, Keppel, and the Duke of Richmond look on from the left, with Sandwich and North behind them. Contrasts the new ministry's hostility to the popular Rodney with the rewarding of the incompetent Keppel (Admiral "Lee-shore.").
- Alternative Title:
- Admiral lee-shore in the dumps
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. 3.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 31st, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788, Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, and Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, History, Naval, Admirals, French, British, Sailors, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].
2. St. George & the dragon [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [13 June 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.06.13.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admiral Rodney is depicted vigorously attacking a large dragon which clutches his leg. The dragon's wings are decorated with fleur-de-lys and it breathes fire and frogs (alluding to Rodney's 1782 victory over the French fleet, a triumph which was not well-received by the Ministry). On the left Charles James Fox attempts to stay Rodney, offering him a baron's coronet and saying "... you have done enough, I will now make a Lord of you, and you shall have the happiness of never being heard of again."
- Alternative Title:
- Saint George and the dragon
- Description:
- Title from item. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. June 13th, 1782, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792 and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Admirals, British, Dragons, Military uniforms, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > St. George & the dragon [graphic].