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1. The magnanimous ally [graphic] : painted at Petersburg, 1799.
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1799 September 17
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 10
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "Paul I, caricatured, stands full-face, his head turned in profile to the left, and looking up, arrogant and mean. He wears uniform with a star, two Crosses of the Order of the Knights of St. John, and a ribbon. (He had been elected Grand Master in Oct. 1798 by the Knights, exiled from Malta, who had sought refuge in Russia.) He wears a sash over his coat, the tails of which reach, beetle-like, to his heels. Under his right arm is a huge fringed cocked hat, in his gauntleted left hand he holds a walking-stick. He tramples on a tattered flag inscribed 'Vive l'Egalité'. A low horizon and clouds form a background. Near the upper margin is a Russian P enclosing I: symbol for Paul I."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue. and Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- H. Humprey, No. 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher., and Paul--I,--Emperor of Russia,--1754-1801--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The magnanimous ally [graphic] : painted at Petersburg, 1799.