A new way to pay the national-debt [graphic] : dedicated to Monsr. Necker / design'd by Helagabalis ; executed by Sejanus.
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Description
- Title
- A new way to pay the national-debt [graphic] : dedicated to Monsr. Necker / design'd by Helagabalis ; executed by Sejanus.
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Charlotte,--consort of George III, King of Great Britain,--1744-1818--Caricatures and cartoons.
George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons.
George--IV,--King of Great Britain,--1762-1830--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
Necker, Jacues,--1732-1804--Caricatures and cartoons.
Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph,--duc d',--1747-1793--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sydney, Thomas Townshend,--Viscount,--1733-1800--Caricatures and cartoons. - Published / Created
- 1786 April 21
- Copyright Date
- [21 April 1786]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Publisher
- Willm. Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane
- Abstract
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"George III and Queen Charlotte stand before the open gate of the Treasury, from which Pitt has just wheeled a barrow laden with money-bags. Pitt, the straps of the barrow round his shoulders, his coat-pocket bulging with guineas, obsequiously hands the king a money-bag. George III stands full-face, legs astride, a money-bag inscribed '£100000' under his right arm, another in his right hand and all his pockets overflowing with guineas. Queen Charlotte (left) stands on his right taking a pinch of snuff, and looking up at him with a smile of greedy and satisfied cunning; in her apron is a heap of guineas. Military officers wearing high cocked hats with feather trimmings (in a French fashion), and long pigtail queues, stand round the King and Queen, in a semicircle, in front of the spiked gates of the Treasury, playing musical instruments: fifes, bassoons, a horn, &c. The pockets of the two in the foreground (left and right) are crammed with guineas, those of the others, presumably equally full, are concealed. They represent the placemen and Ministerialists of the Treasury Bench. The most prominent (right) is probably Lord Sydney. In the foreground (left) an old sailor, armless and with two wooden legs, sits on the ground, his empty hat before him. On the right the Prince of Wales, in rags, hesitates to take a paper inscribed 'Accept £200000 from your Friend Orleans', which a slim and foppish Frenchman, in bag-wig and 'chapeau-bras', standing on the extreme right, offers him, taking his hand. He is very different from the heavily built Due d'Orléans (who succeeded his father in Nov. 1785) who had recently presented his portrait by Reynolds (now at Hampton Court) to the Prince of Wales. He had adopted the English manner of dress and made it fashionable in France ..."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 41.5 x 51.8 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- still image
- Genre
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Etchings--England--London--1786.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1786. - Subject (Name)
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Charlotte,--consort of George III, King of Great Britain,--1744-1818--Caricatures and cartoons.
George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons.
George--IV,--King of Great Britain,--1762-1830--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
Necker, Jacues,--1732-1804--Caricatures and cartoons.
Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph,--duc d',--1747-1793--Caricatures and cartoons.
Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sydney, Thomas Townshend,--Viscount,--1733-1800--Caricatures and cartoons.
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
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Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 6945
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 79
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7731203
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811226