Design for the new gallery of busts and pictures

Design for the new gallery of busts and pictures

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Gillray, James, 1756-1815 artist
Publication:
[London] : Pubd. March 17th, 1792 by H. Humphrey, [1792, printed 1851?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Famous Persons
Genre(s):
Pictorial Work
Abstract:
A caricature of Catherine II's complicity in the murder of her husband Peter III and of Fox's allegedly acting against the interests of Great Britain in its dealings with Russia. Three busts on pedestals are positioned against the wall of a gallery. The two busts on either end are labelled Demosthenes and Cicero respectively. The unlabelled bust in the middle is a likeness of Fox. Two pictures representing caricatures of Catherine II of Russia hang on the wall above the bust. Between the two pictures is a circle surmounted by an imperial crown and inscribed "Conjugal Love A Cure for the Haemerroidical Cholic". The circle encloses a noose.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 35 x 43 cm.
Provenance:
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003; 03-75.
Technique:
engraving, black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101457174 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
C05482
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101457174