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1. Rodney introducing de Grasse [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [7 June 1782]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "One of four satires by Gillray on Rodney's victory as a blow to the Ministry, see British Museum Satires Nos. 5992, 5996, 6001. Rodney, in profile to the right, kneels before George III (right), seated on a throne, his sceptre in his right hand. Rodney's right hand is held out towards de Grasse, who stands behind him and on his right; in his left hand he holds a sword, its hilt resting on the ground at the king's feet. He is saying, “Sire, I have done my Duty & at your Royal Feet, I lay the Scourge of these Destroyers”. De Grasse, grotesquely thin and tall, stands erect, his hands folded. Fox and Keppel stand one on each side of the king. Fox, on the king's right, both hands thrust into his waistcoat, is saying, “This Fellow must be recalled, he fights too well for us - & I have obligations to Pigot, for he has lost 17000 at my Faro Bank” (see British Museum Satires No. 5972). Keppel looks at a paper held in his right hand saying, “This is the very Ship I ought to have taken on the 27th of July”. The word “Ville” is just legible on the paper, the allusion being to de Grasse's flag-ship the 'Ville de Paris', taken on 12 Apr. 1782. The king is seated on a small square dais, covered by a fringed carpet. On the back of his throne is a crown to which is attached an ostrich feather, the feather which Rodney has added to the Crown by his victory."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted on leaf 28 of volume 1 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. June 7th, 1782, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788, Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
- Subject (Topic):
- Thrones, Scepters, Kneeling, and Daggers & swords
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney introducing de Grasse [graphic].
2. Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1782?]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- 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
- Alternative Title:
- Admiral Pigot on a cruize
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker and publication information from description in the British Museum catalogue of a variant state., Probably a variant [later?] state of the plate with the imprint statement "Pubd. June 4th, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St James's Street, London." Cf. , No. 5996 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. IV., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.7 x 35.0 cm, on sheet 29.1 x 44.6 cm., and Mounted on leaf 26 of volume 1 of 12.
- Publisher:
- E. D'Achery
- Subject (Name):
- Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Pigot, Hugh, 1721?-1792, and Neptune (Roman deity)
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character), Admirals, British, and Military uniforms
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic].
3. Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [31 May 1782]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 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., On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. 3., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 25.0 x 35.4 cm., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 24 of volume 1 of 12.
- 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:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].
4. Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [23 May 1782]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 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 description in the British Museum catalogue of a later version of the plate., Earlier version of a plate published May 31, 1782, by E. D'Archery. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5992., On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. 3., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 25 of volume 1 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 23d, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- 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):
- Admirals, French, British, Sailors, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].
5. Scene le vrog house [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [3 September 1782]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admirals Rodney, De Grasse, Vaudreuil and Bougainville, numbered 1-4 respectively, shown with Rodney standing on the right taking snuff, as Vaudreuil holds a chamber pot being used by De Grasse. Bougainville runs off to the left taking snuff. Names of the subjects are given in a key below design
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.4 x 34.6 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 45 of volume 1 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Sepr. 3d, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788, Vaudreuil, Louis Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de, 1724-1802, and Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte, 1729-1811
- Subject (Topic):
- Admirals, French, British, Military uniforms, Chamber pots, Snuff, and Defecation
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Scene le vrog house [graphic].
6. St. George & the dragon [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [13 June 1782]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- 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., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 24.8 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 25.8 x 38.4 cm., and Mounted on leaf 30 of volume 1 of 12.
- 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:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > St. George & the dragon [graphic].
