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Consequences of a Sucessfull French Invasion.__No.I.Plate 1.\st__"We come to recover yout long lost Liberties."__Scene, The House of Commons.
James Gillray, Sir John Dalrymple
March 1 1798 (1798-1798)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
James Gillray (Engraver and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1984.0043
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1984.0043
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
Consequences of a Sucessfull French Invasion.__No.I.Plate 1.\st__"We come to recover yout long lost Liberties."__Scene, The House of Commons.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
James Gillray (Engraver and publisher); Sir John Dalrymple (Designer)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
March 1 1798 (1798-1798)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: J.\s Gillray fecit.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: Sir John Dalrymple inv.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center
Inscription: London, Pub.\d March 1.\st 1798. by J.\s Gillray. 27 S.\t James's Street.___Price, 6.\d__Colourd 1.\sh_3.\d__
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Social/political commentary
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Etched
- Engraved
- Line engraved
- Letterpress
Dimensions (inches)
13.1 (H) x 14.7 (W) x 12.5 (Image H) x 14.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.4 (H) x 37.4 (W) x 31.7 (Image H) x 35.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Multiple overlapping platemarks.
Publisher Summary
J. Gillray
Publisher Date
03/01/1798
Place of Publication
London, England
Publisher Name
J. Gillray
Edition State
I; second printing
Edition Watermark
None
Edition Notes
State I, plate 1.
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.426-427, no.9180.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. 178.Book: Grego, Joseph & Wright, Thomas. 1873 The Works of James Gillray, the Caricaturist, with the History of his Life and Times.
• See p. 236.