A warm birth for the old administration [graphic].

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Description

Title
A warm birth for the old administration [graphic].
Alternative Title
Warm berth for the old administration
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
Contributor
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Bute, John Stuart,--Earl of,--1713-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Mansfield, David Murray,--Earl of,--1727-1796--Caricatures and cartoons.
North, Frederick,--Lord,--1732-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sackville, George Germain,--Viscount,--1716-1785--Caricatures and cartoons.
Published / Created
1783 April 2
Copyright Date
[2 April 1783]
Publication Place
[London]
Publisher
W. Humphrey
Abstract

George III sleeps on his throne while Fox introduces Lord North to the Devil pulling him by his neck cloth. On the right Sandwich and Germain, members of the previous administration, are being carried off by a demon through a doorway labelled Pandaemonium, as Mansfield and Bute are hurried in the same direction.

Description
Reissue, with altered date in imprint; originally published April 2, 1782, by W. Brown.
Text etched below title: Take the wicked from before the king, & his throne shall be establish'd in righteousness.
Title etched below image.
Extent
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 25 x 35 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Gillray v. 1

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Etchings--England--London--1783.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1782.
Subject (Geographic)
Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789.
Subject (Name)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Bute, John Stuart,--Earl of,--1713-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons.
George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Mansfield, David Murray,--Earl of,--1727-1796--Caricatures and cartoons.
North, Frederick,--Lord,--1732-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
Sackville, George Germain,--Viscount,--1716-1785--Caricatures and cartoons.
Subject (Topic)
Clothing & dress--England--1780-1790.
Devil.
Sleeping.
Thrones.

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
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5970
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 46

Identifiers

Orbis Record
6797398
Object ID (OID)
11810252

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