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Uncorking Old Sherry / Js. Gillrlay, Inv. & Fecit.

Uncorking Old Sherry / Js. Gillrlay, Inv. & Fecit.

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TITLE:  Uncorking old sherry / Js. Gillrlay, inv. & fecit. CALL NUMBER:  PC 1 - 10375 (A size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-USZC4-8783 (color film copy transparency)LC-USZ62-86564 (b&w film copy neg.)LC-USZC2-540 (color film copy slide)LC-USZC2-609 (color film copy slide) RIGHTS INFORMATION:  No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY:  William Pitt stands in the House of Commons, facing the opposition which is represented by bottles containing the heads of the most well-known opposition leaders including Fox, Tierney, Windham and Grey. At Pitt's feet is a bottle containing the head of Sidmouth. Pitt is uncorking a bottle containing the head of Sheridan, the contents of which spray up and on which appear inscriptions describing excessive oratory, apparently by the opposition. MEDIUM:  1 print : etching, hand-colored. CREATED/PUBLISHED:  London : H. Humphrey, 1805 March 10th. CREATOR: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver. NOTES: Catalog of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10375 Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: Gillray and the Art of Caricature. SUBJECTS: Pitt, William,--1759-1806. Sheridan, Richard Brinsley,--1751-1816. Sidmouth, Henry Addington,--Viscount,--1757-1844. Windham, William,--1750-1810. Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806. Grey, Charles Grey,--Earl,--1764-1845. Politicians--Great Britain--1800-1810. Bottles--1800-1810. FORMAT: Etchings Hand-colored 1800-1810.Cartoons (Commentary) British 1800-1810. REPOSITORY:  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID:  (color film copy transparency) cph 3g08783 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g08783 (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b33051 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b33051 (color film copy slide LC-USZC2-540) cph 3b48441 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b48441 (color film copy slide LC-USZC2-609) cph 3b48510 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b48510 CONTROL #:  2001695074