A French gentleman of the Court of Louis XVIth [graphic] ; A French gentleman of the Court of Egalité, 1799 / Js. Gillray inv. & fec.
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Copyright Date:
- [15 August 1799]
- Physical Description:
- 1 print : etching with engraving on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 26 x 36 cm
- Notes:
- Title from text in image.
- Abstract:
- "An elderly courtier of the 'ancien régime' (left) bows low, in profile to the right, grimacing: 'Je suis voire tres humble Serviteur'. His features are aquiline; he wears a high toupet wig and a large black bag (which flies into the air as he bows) with a solitaire ribbon round the neck. His small tricorne hat is in his right hand, his left hand is on his breast; his fingers are extravagantly pointed. His successor (right) stands in back view, legs astride, hands thrust deep into his coat-pockets, a bludgeon projecting vertically from the left pocket. His head, with blunt, coarse features, is turned in profile to the left, to say: "Baiser mon Cu [sic]". He has shaggy hair with a long pigtail queue, and wears a large cocked hat, one peak on his neck, round which is a clumsy neck-cloth. His coat is loose with broad collar and projecting revers. His breeches are tied beneath the knee, showing striped stockings above very wrinkled boots with grotesquely pointed toes."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Variant Titles:
- French gentleman of the Court of Egalité, 1799
- Topics:
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher. - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Etchings--England--London--1799.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1799. - Format:
- Image
- 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.
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
- Orbis Record:
- 8977683
- Yale Collection:
- Beinecke Library
- Digital Collection:
- General Collection, BRBL, Yale University
- oid pointer:
- 11858854
- Citation:
- Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 9410
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 265 - Extent of digitization:
- Complete folder digitized.
- OID:
- 11858775
- PID:
- digcoll:4000302
