The thunderer ; Margaret's ghost

The thunderer ; Margaret's ghost

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Gillray, James, 1756-1815 artist
Publication:
[London] : Pubd. Augt. 20th 1782 by Eb. D'Achery St. James Street, [1782]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Famous Persons
Sex Work
History, 18th Century
England
George King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
Genre(s):
Caricature
Abstract:
Print shows a caricature of a man brandishing a sword and boasting of his exploits to the Prince of Wales outside "The Whirligig," a brothel. Gillray has depicted the man with the sword as enacting the part of Captain Bobadil in Ben Jonson's play "Every man in his humour." A miniaturized courtesan is shown spinning on a whirligig above the door to the brothel.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 37 x 27 cm.
Provenance:
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003; 03-75.
Technique:
etching, black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101455834 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
C05441
OCLC no.:
421349567
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101455834