James Gillray : The Suppressed Plates
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1805 (first published), ca. 1850 (printed)
1805 (first published), ca. 1850 (printed)
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One large plate from an album containing 45 numbered prints on wove paper, the majority printed two per page, recto only. Numbered 37, it depicts Paul François Jean Nicolas, Vicomte de Barras, being entertained by Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine who dance naked behind a transparent curtain. Barras is depicted as grossly overweight, leering at the women gleefully and spilling wine on his waistcoat. His chair is decorated with a carving of the infant Bacchus, and is fringed around the base, which is littered with empty wine bottles. Napoleon stands on the right, peeping through one side of the curtain with wide-eyes and a severe expression, holding his cocked hat behind his back.
Lettered with titles, artist's name, caption, and the original publisher's name and address.
Lettered with titles, artist's name, caption, and the original publisher's name and address.
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Materials and techniques | Engraving on wove paper |
Brief description | One plate 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 | One large plate from an album containing 45 numbered prints on wove paper, the majority printed two per page, recto only. Numbered 37, it depicts Paul François Jean Nicolas, Vicomte de Barras, being entertained by Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine who dance naked behind a transparent curtain. Barras is depicted as grossly overweight, leering at the women gleefully and spilling wine on his waistcoat. His chair is decorated with a carving of the infant Bacchus, and is fringed around the base, which is littered with empty wine bottles. Napoleon stands on the right, peeping through one side of the curtain with wide-eyes and a severe expression, holding his cocked hat behind his back. Lettered with titles, artist's name, caption, and the original publisher's name and address. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Pubd Feby 20th 1805 by H Humphrey, St James's Street London (Lettered above the plate on the right) |
Credit line | Gift from the Ministry of Justice |
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Accession number | E.685:21-2014 |
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Record created | October 27, 2014 |
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