Blindmans-buff, or, Too many for John Bull [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Blindmans-buff, or, Too many for John Bull [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Too many for John Bull
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Francis--I,--Emperor of Austria,--1768-1835--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons. - Copyright Date
- [12 June 1795]
- Abstract
-
"John Bull, blindfolded, is being robbed and bullied by the powers of Europe who are urged on by Pitt. He stands in back view, without his coat, leaning forward with outstretched arms, wearing the wrinkled gaiters by which Gillray denotes the countryman (cf. BMSat 8141, &c). The Emperor (left), wearing a crown and a long ermine-lined robe decorated with a Habsburg eagle, leans forward from the left, and furtively picks his pocket. He holds a document inscribed 'Imperial Loan'. Prussia, as a Death's Head hussar, stands full-face near the Emperor and snaps his fingers at John Bull, holding out in triumph a money-bag inscribed '£2000000'. On the right John is assailed by France and Holland: a lean and ragged sansculotte with clenched fists kicks him behind; a fat Dutchman, holding a tobacco-pipe, puffs a blast of smoke in his face. On the extreme left Pitt stands in profile to the right, holding John Bull's coat and putting his hand into its pocket, he says: "Go it, my Honies, go it! Supple him a little! Supple him!""--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
-
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Title etched at top of image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 31 x 40 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 3
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- still image
- Genre
-
Etchings--England--London--1795.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1795. - Subject (Name)
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Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Francis--I,--Emperor of Austria,--1768-1835--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons. - Subject (Topic)
- John Bull (Symbolic character)--Caricatures and cartoons.
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
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Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 8658
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 189
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8044612
- Object ID (OID)
- 11811437