Questions & commands, or, The mistaken road to He-r-f-rd [graphic] : a Sunday evenings amusement.
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Description
- Title
- Questions & commands, or, The mistaken road to He-r-f-rd [graphic] : a Sunday evenings amusement.
- Alternative Title
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Mistaken road to Hereford
Mistaken road to He-r-f-rd
Questions and commands - Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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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.
William Frederick,--Duke of Gloucester,--1776-1834--Caricatures and cartoons. - Published / Created
- 1788 February 11
- Copyright Date
- [11 February 1788]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Publisher
- H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Abstract
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"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.
- Description
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Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched below image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.8 x 35.4 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--1788.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1788. - Subject (Name)
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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.
William Frederick,--Duke of Gloucester,--1776-1834--Caricatures and cartoons. - Subject (Topic)
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Candles.
Candlesticks.
Clergy.
Dogs.
Gambling.
Playing cards.
Rugs.
Sconces.
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. 7266
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 95
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7950503
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811249