Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1806-02-08
Le Diable Boiteux or The Devil upon two Sticks, conveying John Bull to the Land of Promise, vide le Sage.
Etching (coloured); LE DIABLE BOITEUX, or, The Devil upon two Sticks, conveying John Bull to the Land of Promise (Imprint) Fox, as flying Devil, under cloak of patriotism, is carried to power by 2 props, Sidmouth & Grenville. John Bull, dressed as 'cit' (resembling John Gilpin), clutches cloak & is drawn up into air. They are flying towards Carlton House (in clouds) implying New Ministry was subservient to Prince Regent. B.M. Cat. 10525. See The Works of James Gillray by Henry Bohn, p.172.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 38.303/2
- Object name:
- Le Diable Boiteux or The Devil upon two Sticks, conveying John Bull to the Land of Promise, vide le Sage.
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Gillray, James, Humphrey, H., Gillray, James
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- Production date:
- 1806-02-08
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 398 mm, W 305 mm (paper), H 350 mm, W 249 mm (plate mark)
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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