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Naval eloquence
Title
Naval eloquence [graphic] / J. Gy. fect.
Publication
[London] : Publd. Jany. 6th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, 37 Old Bond Strt, [6 January 1795]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 12.2 x 8 cm, on sheet 12.9 x 9 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title etched above image.
One of a set of eight satirical portraits, each issued separately.
Two lines of text below image: Damn all Bond St. sailors I say, a parcel of smell smocks! They'd sooner creep into a jordan than face the French! Dam me!
Provenance
From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
Summary
"The Duke of Clarence (three-quarter length), dressed as a rough sailor, stands full-face with folded arms, looking to the right with a belligerent stare. He wears a shapeless hat, a naval coat, striped trousers, a handkerchief knotted round his neck. He says: "Damn all Bond St Sailors I say, a parcel of smell smocks! they'd sooner creep into a Jordan than face the French! dam me!""--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 29, 2015
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 7, no. 8601
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1795.
Etchings - England - London - 1795.
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