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Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
The pic-nic orchestra ; The cow-pock Js. Gillray inv. & ft.
Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Subject (Genre):
Caricatures
Subject (Genre):
Pictorial Works
Subject (MeSH Term):
Obesity
Subject (MeSH Term):
Music
Subject (MeSH Term):
Famous Persons
Subject (Geographic Name):
England
Publication Information:
[London] : Pubd. April 23d 1802 by H. Humphrey St. James's Street, [1802]
Publication Country:
England
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
C05443
Physical Description:
1 print : stipple engraving and etching, b&w ; 27 x 37 cm.
Image Description:
Subject: Caricature of The Pic-nic Society, a group of fashionables who performed exclusive entertainments. In this satire, four musical members of the society, including the central figure of the obese Lady Buckinghamshire, are shown playing various instruments.
Note (General):
Printed in the head right corner: "517'.
Note (General):
Images printed on both sides. Gillray's "The cow-pock" is printed on the verso and is separately catalogued (HMD PP059049 num ovr).
Note (General):
An impression from the original plate circa 1851. Plate from: Gillray, J. The works of James Gillray. from the original plates, with the addition of many subjects not before collected. London, [1851].
Cited in:
Wright, T. Gillray, no. 517
Cited in:
George v. 8, no. 9921
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
HMD provides access to digital images in lieu of originals when electronic copies exist. Access to originals may require advance notice. Please see HMD Reference Librarian for more information.
Source of Acquisition:
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003;
URL:
Call Number:
PP059048 num ovr
Record UI:
101455846

The pic-nic orchestra ; The cow-pock Js. Gillray inv. & ft.

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