//
For internal use only
Not On Display
Print (Etching)
DEMOCRACY;__or__a Sketch of the Life of BUONAPARTE.
James Gillray, Hannah Humphrey
May 12 1800 (1800-1800)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
James Gillray (Designer and engraver)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1983.0254
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook M. Bunting Jr. in memory of Sherod W. Leidy
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1983.0254
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
DEMOCRACY;__or__a Sketch of the Life of BUONAPARTE.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
James Gillray (Designer and engraver); Hannah Humphrey (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
May 12 1800 (1800-1800)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: J.\s Gillray, inv.\t & fec.\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: Publish'd May 12.\th 1800, by H.Humphrey, / N.\o 27, S.\t James's Street London.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Social/political commentary
- Genre scene
- Napoleon Bonaparte
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Etched
- Engraved
- Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
12.1 (H) x 18 (W) x 11.8 (Image H) x 18 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.7 (H) x 45.8 (W) x 30 (Image H) x 45.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 11.8 in. (30.0 cm). Plate W: 17.8 in. (45.2 cm).
Publisher Summary
H. Humphrey
Publisher Date
05/12/1800
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom
Publisher Name
H. Humphrey
Edition Watermark
None
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: The British Museum & George, Mary Dorothy. 1942 Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. 7.
• See pp.618-620, no.9543.Book: Hill, Draper. 1967 James Gillray 1756-1815: Drawings and Caricatures.
• See p.37, no.65.Book: Wright, Thomas & Evans, Robert Harding. 1851 Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray: Comprising a Political and Humorous History of thte Latter Part of the Reign of George the Third.
• See no.252.