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1. Cincinnatus in retirement [graphic] : falsely supposed to represent Jesuit-Pad' driven back to his native potatoes. See Romish Common-Wealth.
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1782 August 23
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Depicts Burke wearing spectacles and wig, but in monastic habit as an Irish Jesuit. He is seated on a stool peeling a potato, at a table on which is a chamber pot full of steaming potatoes, and at the other end a keg of whisky supporting a broken crucifix. Beneath the table dance 3 demons. A reference to Burke's resignation after the death of Rockingham, and to his support of the Catholic Relief Act.
- Description:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- E. D'Achery, St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789.
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Burke, Edmund,--1729-1797--Caricatures and cartoons., Catholic Church--Controversial literature., Darchery, Elizabeth, publisher., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
- Subject (Topic):
- Anti-Catholicism., Chamber pots., Demons. , Fireplaces, Interiors--Ireland--18th century., Monks. , Potatoes., and Tableware.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Cincinnatus in retirement [graphic] : falsely supposed to represent Jesuit-Pad' driven back to his native potatoes. See Romish Common-Wealth.
2. Coalition dance [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1783 April 5
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Lord North, Charles Fox, and Edmund Burke, holding hands, dance around a post surmounted by a bust with the face covered by a volume entitled, "Whole duty of man." A ribbon identifying the bust as "K. Wisdom 3rd," hangs around the post. An owl is perched on the bust's head. Burke, dressed in a monastic garb and a biretta holds a volume open to the title "Little Red Riding Hood", an allusion to one of his speeches. A demon, seated on a rock at the foot of the post, plays the dance tune on his fiddle.
- Description:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text below image: "Let us dance & sing, God bless the King, for he has made us merry men all.", and Title from text above image.
- Publisher:
- W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Burke, Edmund,--1729-1797--Caricatures and cartoons., Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher., and North, Frederick,--Lord,--1732-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Subject (Topic):
- Dance., Demons. , Monuments & memorials., Owls., Priests. , and Violins.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Coalition dance [graphic].