Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
A glee [copy 1].
Call Number
D North 52/GC112/Box 08/Normal/Prints/Titles Fo-H GA 2014.00261
Identifier
ark:/88435/rf55zg79k
Publisher
London : [s.n.], 1808/03/01.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1808
Extent
1 item ; sheet 26.2 x 38.8 cm.
Source Acquisition
Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
References
Grego II, p. 168
Tegg no. 41
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
Depiction: Three figures, represented as seated at table, with all the appointments and accessories incidental to the brewing of punch, carry out the spirit of the quotation. The lover, a smart young buck, in top-boots, is rapturously clasping his hands, after a toast, in inward contemplation of the perfections of his mistress. An old Commodore illustrates the idea of a life spent in warfare - although minus an eye and a leg, he is tough and hearty, and is seemingly content with his pipe and bowl. The brutalizing results of hours devoted to mere bestial intoxication are realized in the person of a slovenly and imbecile sot.
Signed in plate, lower left: "Woodward del" .
Signed in plate, lower right: "Rowlandson scul.".

Discovery Information

Subject
Caricature
Lifestyles—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
Lovers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain. Royal Navy—Officers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Alcoholics—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/cc8e143a-a77a-4999-9662-940c2649a8e1/manifest