Doublures of character - or - strikeing resemblances in phisiognomy

Doublures of character - or - strikeing resemblances in phisiognomy

Item Information

Title:
Doublures of character - or - strikeing resemblances in phisiognomy
Description:
Bust portraits of seven leaders of the Opposition, each with his almost identical double, arranged in two rows, with numbers referring to notes below the title. The first pair are Fox, directed slightly to the left, and Satan, a snake round his neck, his agonized scowl a slight exaggeration of Fox's expression. Behind them are flames. Next is Sheridan, with bloated face, and staring intently with an expression of sly greed. His double clasps a money-bag. Next, the Duke of Norfolk, looking to the right, scarcely caricatured, but older than in contemporary prints. His double, older still, crowned with vines, holds a brimming glass to his lips, which drip with wine. (Below) Tierney, directed to the right, but looking sideways to the left. Burdett, in profile to the right, with his characteristic shock of forward-falling hair, trace of whisker, and high neck-cloth, has a raffish-looking double with similar but unkempt hair. Lord Derby, caricatured, in profil perdu, very like his simian double, who wears a bonnet-rouge terminating in the bell of a fool's cap. Next, the Duke of Bedford, not caricatured, and wearing a top-hat, has a double wearing a jockey cap and striped coat. After the title: "If you would know Mens Hearts, look in their Faces" Lavater (BM).
Artist:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815
Name on Item:
Jas. Gillray delt.
Date:
November 1, 1798
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Politicians
Authors
Nobility
Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815
Tierney, George, 1761-1830
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; sheet 23 x 32 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z111m314
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 9261
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 British Museum.
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.
Identifier:
18_17_000077
Barcode:
36666004443517