The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. (Plate 2)

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. (Plate 2)

Item Information

Title:
The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. (Plate 2)
Description:
The King and Queen sit on chairs of state intently watching a rectangular tank in which Napoleon as Gulliver sails his little boat, manoeuvring the single sail. Behind the King's chair Lord Salisbury stands stiffly, holding his wand of office; the gold key is attached to his coat-pocket. He has the straight shapeless legs that Gillray always gives him. Two princesses sit beside the tank on the Queen's r. Like the Queen, each holds up her fan. Two younger princesses stand behind. Two little pages (l.) blow violently at the sail to propel the boat, while a third laughs. Two beefeaters (r.) grin broadly. All are amused except the King and Queen, who are more serious. After the title: 'Scene - "Gulliver manœuvring with his little boat in the Cistern" (BM) / The amateur who designed this clever plate, is said to be the Lieut.-Colonel Bradyll, to whom we owe the other plate on the same subject. It probably owes something to the etching of Gillray (Wright/Evans).
Etcher:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815
Date:
February 10, 1804
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Rulers
Nobility
Sailing
Sailboats
Spectators
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; plate mark 29 x 44 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z111k173
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Published by John Miller, Bridge Street & W. Blackwood, Edinburgh
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
BM Satires 10227; Wright/Evans 288
Additional information accompanying item: From the 1824 Gillray collection of copies, etched and published by John Miller and W. Blackwood.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Louis Black; December 1953
Notes (date):
Date from Wright/Evans.
Reproduction. Date indicated is Gillray's original publication date.
Notes (citation):
Stephens, Frederic George, George, Mary Dorothy. "Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum." British Museum Press, 1870, London.
Wright, Thomas, R. H. Evans. "Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures of James Gillray." Benjamin Blom, 1968, New York.
Identifier:
18_17_000020
Barcode:
36666003787153