Lieut. Goverr. Gall-Stone inspired by Alecto, or, The birth of Minerva [graphic] / James Gillray design et fect.

Published/Created:

[London]
Pubd. Feby. 15th, 1790, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
[15 February 1790]

Copyright Date:

[15 February 1790]

Physical Description:

1 print : etching & engraving with aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 54.4 x 41.0 cm, on sheet 56 x 42 cm

Related Links:

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7721
Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, p. 116
Wright, T. Historical and descriptive acc

Notes:

Title etched below image.
Quoted text following title: "From his head she sprung, a goddess arm'd." Milton.
Dedication etched below title: To the opinions of The Right Honble. Edward, Lord Thurlow, the Earls Camden, Bute ... this attempt to elucidate the properties of honor and courage, intelligence and philanthropy, is most respectfully submitted by their servant, Js. Gillray.
Suckling; February 1960; Acquisitions no.: 960-2-1-30.
1 print : etching and engraving with aquatint on wove paper ; sheet 52.8 x 39.3 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left edges.

Abstract:

A vicious satire on the life and works of Philip Thicknesse, writer and soldier, dedicated to a number of Thicknesse's most prominent enemies: Lord Thurlow, the Earls of Camde, Bute, Bathurst, and Coventry as well as Thicknesse's own sons Baron Audley and Philip Junior. Minerva bursts from Thicknesse's head; on her shield is a damning list of his "Acts of Courage & Wisdom," including running from his command in Jamaica, extorting money, refusing to fight Lord Orwell, debauching his own niece, and horsewhipping his daughter to death.

Variant Titles:

Lieutenant Governor Gall-Stone inspired by Alecto
Birth of Minerva

Associated Names:

Gillray, James, 1756-1815 [Printmaker]
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817 [Publisher]

Topics:

Animals
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley
Demons
Erinyes (Greek mythology)
Harvey, Francis
Minerva (Roman deity)
Riviere & Son
Thicknesse, Philip, 1719-1792

Language:

English

Genre:

Aquatints -- England -- London -- 1790
Engravings -- England -- London -- 1790
Etchings -- England -- London -- 1790
Satires (Visual works) -- England -- 1790

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:

790.02.15.01++ Impression 1

Orbis Record:

9362491

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr06872

Volume/Enumeration:

Digital version

OID:

10731226

PID:

digcoll:551227