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1. Questions & commands, or, The mistaken road to He-r-f-rd [graphic] : a Sunday evenings amusement.
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1788 February 11
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "In a large room lit by candles in sconces, a round game is in progress. The guests are ladies, undergraduates, and elderly parsons, some sit in a circle, while others look over their heads. An elderly parson grovels on his hands and knees, putting his head under the petticoats of a lady who sits (left) with her hands raised in surprise. He acts at the direction of a boy (Prince William of Gloucester) wearing the gown of (?) a fellow commoner over a coat with a star, who stands (right) in profile to the left, stretching his right arm with an autocratic gesture; a spaniel licks his feet. A stout parson seated behind him on the extreme left scowls and clenches his fist at the scene. The lady (the Duchess of Gloucester) sits between a fashionably dressed undergraduate wearing the gown of (?) a fellow commoner, and a stout parson who holds up his hands in astonishment. The undergraduates and some of the parsons appear amused, others frown disapprovingly. On the extreme left is a small round table on which are two candles and playing-cards."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Alternative Title:
- Mistaken road to Hereford, Mistaken road to He-r-f-rd, and Questions and commands
- Description:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue. and Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Beadon, Richard,--1737-1824--Caricatures and cartoons., Butler, John,--1717-1802--Caricatures and cartoons., Gloucester, Maria Walpole,--Duchess of,--1735-1807--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher., and William Frederick,--Duke of Gloucester,--1776-1834--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Subject (Topic):
- Candles., Candlesticks. , Clergy., Dogs., Gambling., Playing cards. , Rugs., and Sconces.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Questions & commands, or, The mistaken road to He-r-f-rd [graphic] : a Sunday evenings amusement.