King Henry IVth, the last scene [graphic].

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Title
King Henry IVth, the last scene [graphic].
Alternative Title
King Henry IV, the last scene
King Henry the Fourth, the last scene
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created
[29 November 1788]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pub. Novr. 29, 1788, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Abstract

"Fox as Falstaff, enormously fat, with a pleased smile, stands declaiming: "The Laws of England are at my commandment. Happy are they which have been my friends; & woe to my Lord Chanr." On the right stands Hanger as Pistol, in a swaggering attitude, legs astride, left hand on his bludgeon (cf. British Museum Satires No. 6924), right on his hip. He is in Elizabethan dress, but wears an enormous cocked hat and a large sabre. He says: "Sir John, thy under lambkin now is King Harry the fifth's the man. I speak the truth. When Pistol lies, do thus; and fig me, like the bragging Spaniard." On the left, clasping his hands ecstatically, stands Sheridan as Bardolph, his face bloated with drink. He says, "O joyful day! - I would not take a Knighthood for my fortune." Between and behind Sheridan and Fox stands 'Shallow' (Duke of Norfolk), rather disconsolate, saying, "Sir John, I hope you'll pay me back my Thousand Pounds." In the background is the colonnade of Carlton House, and (left) the back of Fox's travelling-carriage, inscribed, 'From Bologna'. ..."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched below image, on either side of centered text.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Four lines of text centered below image: "To ride day & night; not to deliberate, not to remember, not to have patience to shift me, but to stand stained with travel & sweating with desire to see him ..."
Below image in lower right: Shortly will be published a series of plate [sic] from K. Henry IV.
Temporary local subject terms: Reference to Horace Walpole, 1717-1797 -- Regency crisis -- Shakespeare's Henry IV: II.V.V -- Buildings: Carlton House -- Vehicles: Travelling carriage.
Beneath the design, written in ink: Fox-return'd hastily from the Continent on hearing of the King's illness-1788.
1 print on laid paper : etching with stipple : plate mark 26.5 x 43 cm, on sheet 31x 48 cm.
Provenance
Degray.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 26.1 x 42.5 cm, on sheet 28 x 44 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
788.11.29.01+ Impression 2

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Parodies, imitations, etc
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1788
Etchings England London 1788
Watermarks (Paper).
Material
etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
England.
Subject (Name)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character),
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Hanger, George, 1751?-1824
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815
Carlton House (London, England),
Subject (Topic)
Regency
Obesity
Carriages & coaches
Subjects
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Parodies, imitations, etc
Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character)
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hanger, George, 1751?-1824 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Carlton House (London, England)
Regency > England
Obesity
Carriages & coaches
England > 1788
England > London > 1788
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8110491
Object ID (OID)
10731042

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