The Bishop of A Tun's breeches, or, The flaming eveque purifying the house of office [graphic].
- Published/Created:
- [London]
Pub. May 14th, 1792, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
[14 May 1792] - Copyright Date:
- [14 May 1792]
- Physical Description:
- 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 25.0 x 34.6 cm
- Notes:
- Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Dedication etched below title: To the patriots of France & England, this representation of the burning zeal of the holy "Attachè a la Mission," and his colleague "L'Envoié des Poissardes," is most respectfully dedicated.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: House of Commons: incident of burning breeches found in a closet of the House, May 9, 1792 -- Pictures amplifying subject: House of Commons -- Interiors: latrine -- French peasants -- Clergy: bishops -- Trades: fish wives -- Furnishings: brazier -- Pokers -- Lighting: torches -- Croziers -- Chauvelin as a fish wife -- Talleyrand as bishop -- Expressions of speech: c̦a ira -- Prejudice against France -- Sans-cullotes.
Old Print Shop ; June 1961 ; Acquisitions no.: 961-6-1-33.
1 print on laid paper : etching, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.7 x 34.8 cm., on sheet 26 x 36 cm. - Abstract:
- "The interior of a latrine; a procession, headed by Talleyrand holding up a crozier, advances towards the seat; through the circular aperture looks out the head of a demon, saying, "Ca Ira! Ca Ira!" Talleyrand, as Bishop of Autun, wears mitre, lawn sleeves, long robes; he puts one knee on the seat, showing that his leg above the knee is bare, revealing him a sans-culotte; to his crozier are suspended his blazing breeches. He is followed by a French fish-wife, walking in profile to the right, and carrying a flaming torch inscribed 'Inflammatory Epis[tle]'; in her right hand is a document inscribed 'Instructions from the National Assembly to their Diplomatique'. Two fish hang from her waist. Behind and on the extreme left walk three small and ruffianly Frenchmen with tricolour caps carrying a lighted brazier, a red-hot poker, &c. On the wall (right), partly obscured by the smoke from the breeches and in danger of destruction, is a picture of 'The House of Commons'. ..."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Variant Titles:
- Bishop of Autun's breeches
Flaming eveque purifying the house of office - Associated Names:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815 [Printmaker]
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817 [Publisher] - Topics:
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley
Chauvelin, Bernard-François, marquis de, 1766-1832
Demons
Harvey, Francis
Riviere & Son
Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Annotations (Provenance) -- 18th century
Etchings -- England -- London -- 1792
Satires (Visual works) -- England -- 1792 - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Rights:
- These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
- Call Number:
- 792.05.14.01 Impression 2
- Orbis Record:
- 7816176
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr07462
- Volume/Enumeration:
- Digital version
- OID:
- 10732777
- PID:
- digcoll:550619
