L'avocat de la Republique [graphic] / Js. Gy. d. & ft.

Creator:

Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.

Copyright Date:

[21 May 1798]

Physical Description:

1 print : etching & aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 26 x 20 cm

Notes:

Seventh plate in the series "French habits." First plate in the series has series title "Habits of new French legislators and other public functionaries."
Title etched below image.

Abstract:

"Erskine stands directed to the right, a sheaf of papers in his right hand, his left held out in a declamatory gesture. He wears a long gown over a black tunic and sash, with a broad white collar. His advocate's wig has a red patch on the crown of his head. His shoes have bunches of tricolour ribbons. He stands on a flagged floor facing a part of the floor paved in black and white, where the judges may be presumed to sit; their presence is indicated by heavy cast shadows. The wall is pilastered."--British Museum online catalogue.

Variant Titles:

French habits ; no. 7

Topics:

Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Erskine, Thomas Erskine,--Baron,--1750-1823--Caricatures and cartoons.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.

Language:

English

Genre:

Aquatints--England--London--1798.
Etchings--England--London--1798.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1798.

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. 4

Orbis Record:

8163494

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

11824056

Citation:

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 9208
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 239

Volume/Enumeration:

No. 7

Extent of digitization:

Complete folder digitized.

OID:

11823850

PID:

digcoll:4000352