Habits of new French legislators, and other public functionaries, no. 1. Le Ministre d'Etat en grand costume ; French habits no. 2. Les membres du Conseil des Anciens

Habits of new French legislators, and other public functionaries, no. 1. Le Ministre d'Etat en grand costume ; French habits no. 2. Les membres du Conseil des Anciens

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Title:
Habits of new French legislators, and other public functionaries, no. 1. Le Ministre d'Etat en grand costume ; French habits no. 2. Les membres du Conseil des Anciens
Description:
Two plates from a set of twelve 'French Habits.' [Left] Fox stands full-face, hands on hips, legs astride, looking arrogantly to the right. He wears a looped hat with large ostrich feathers, long loose coat with a lace collar and long revers over a tunic with a sash that defines his vast paunch. Tunic and coat have embroidered borders. The hat and coat are black, the tunic, stockings, lining and revers of the coat are red, which is the predominating colour. On the carpet is a design of the royal arms. He straddles across them, his feet planted on lion and unicorn [Right] Lansdowne, Norfolk, and Grafton stand together wearing the dress of the Conseil des Anciens: a violet robe and cap, with a scarlet sash, over which hangs a white cloak in classical folds, the border of robe and cloak being embroidered in red. Lansdowne (centre) holds a book, the fingers of his right hand are raised, and he smiles slyly. Norfolk (left) and Grafton (right) listen to him with conspiratorial intentness. Under their feet are flag-stones (BM).
Artist:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815
Date:
April 18, 1798
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
Series:
The Caricature Magazine or Hudibrastic Mirror Vol. 3
Subjects:
Politicians
Nobility
Prime ministers
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
Extent:
2 prints on 1 sheet : hand-colored etching ; sheet 26 x 39 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z111m799
Terms of Use:
No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
111 Cheapside, London : T. Tegg
Language:
English
French
Notes:
Titles from item.
[Left] BM Satires 9196; Wright/Evans 185 [Right] BM Satires 9197; Wright/Evans 186
Notes (acquisition):
The Albert H. Wiggin Collection, 1941
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.
Notes (object):
Bound in "The Caricature Magazine or Hudibrastic Mirror Vol. 3," the third volume in a set of five published under this title by Thomas Tegg. The five volumes contained 251 prints in all.
Identifier:
18_03_000680
Barcode:
36666003261217