James Gillray : The Suppressed Plates
Print
1770-83 (first published), ca. 1850 (printed)
1770-83 (first published), ca. 1850 (printed)
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Two plates from an album containing 45 numbered prints on wove paper, the majority printed two per page, recto only. Numbered 3 and 4 respectively, number 3 is entitled 'Sawney in the Bog-House' and depicts a derogatory stereotype of a Scotsman using a communal toilet by sticking one of his legs down each of the pans and grotesquely contorting his face. Four lines of verse accompany the tartaned figure and he clutches a scroll reading 'Act of Popery'. Lettered with captions, title, and the original publisher's name, date, and address.
The second print on the same page is entitled 'Junction of Parties' and depicts Charles James Fox and Lord North, who entered into a short-lived coalition in 1783. The two stand back to back and defecate simultaneously into a pot, the contents of which were being stirred by the Devil, who holds his nose against the stench and stands between them, balancing with one foot on the lower back of each man. Lettered with captions,title, Latin inscription and original publisher's name and address.
The second print on the same page is entitled 'Junction of Parties' and depicts Charles James Fox and Lord North, who entered into a short-lived coalition in 1783. The two stand back to back and defecate simultaneously into a pot, the contents of which were being stirred by the Devil, who holds his nose against the stench and stands between them, balancing with one foot on the lower back of each man. Lettered with captions,title, Latin inscription and original publisher's name and address.
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| Materials and techniques | Print on wove paper |
| Brief description | Two plates from an album of 40 'suppressed' caricatures featuring sexual, scatalogical and politically outrageous subject matter by James Gillray (1756-1815). Issued mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Two plates from an album containing 45 numbered prints on wove paper, the majority printed two per page, recto only. Numbered 3 and 4 respectively, number 3 is entitled 'Sawney in the Bog-House' and depicts a derogatory stereotype of a Scotsman using a communal toilet by sticking one of his legs down each of the pans and grotesquely contorting his face. Four lines of verse accompany the tartaned figure and he clutches a scroll reading 'Act of Popery'. Lettered with captions, title, and the original publisher's name, date, and address. The second print on the same page is entitled 'Junction of Parties' and depicts Charles James Fox and Lord North, who entered into a short-lived coalition in 1783. The two stand back to back and defecate simultaneously into a pot, the contents of which were being stirred by the Devil, who holds his nose against the stench and stands between them, balancing with one foot on the lower back of each man. Lettered with captions,title, Latin inscription and original publisher's name and address. |
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| Credit line | Gift from the Ministry of Justice |
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| Accession number | E.685:4-2014 |
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| Record created | October 21, 2014 |
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