Amsterdam in a dam'd predicament, or, The last scene of the republican pantomine [graphic].
- Published/Created:
- [London]
Pubd. Novr. 1st, 1787, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
[1 November 1787] - Copyright Date:
- [1 November 1787]
- Physical Description:
- 1 print : etching with stipple on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 33.4 x 44.8 cm
- Notes:
- Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Later state of a plate originally issued with the title: The surrender of Amsterdam, or, The Duke of Brunswick in a bustle. Other changes include the addition of crosshatching, the replacement of the Duke of Brunswick's head with that of William of Orange, and the addition of an inscription on the sabre.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Dutch Patriot Party, 1787 -- Flag of the Dutch Patriot Party -- Demon musicians -- Personification: Fame blowing two trumpets -- Mottoes: Sic transit gloria mundi -- Emblem: Storks for Holland -- French interest: defeated at Amsterdam -- Club of British Oak -- Sabres -- Purses -- Fools cap: Hapsburg eagle -- Snuff boxes -- Stags -- Arms -- Flames of hell -- Cask of gin: Holland -- Pail of milk -- Cask of butter -- beehives -- Stadthouse keys -- Horace Walpole refers to subject -- Harem of veiled women -- Fredericka Sophia Wilhemina, Princess of Orange, 1751-1820.
Old Print Shop; March 1961; Acquisitions no.: 961-3-1-244. - Abstract:
- "A fantastic theatre scene, showing stage, orchestra, and two boxes on each side of the stage. On the stage the fall of Amsterdam is represented by a number of frogs (burghers) who hasten obsequiously to submit to the Stadholder. William V, much caricatured as a short fat man wearing military dress with plumed helmet, gorget, and jack-boots, stands with an uplifted sabre, dripping blood, about to cut the throat of a frog, who kneels, holding out a purse in each hand. His sabre is inscribed 'W. de V'; he straddles across the decapitated heads and limbs of his frog-subjects; under his left foot is a standard decorated with three storks. A mutilated frog jumps from the stage into the orchestra from which rise the flames of Hell. Other frogs disappear into the flames, where demons act as musicians; one plays a gridiron with a pitchfork, two others sing. Dominating these musicians is the half length figure of a lean military officer playing the flute, in gauntlet gloves, his eyes fixed on the stage. The frogs who hasten towards the Stadholder have expressions of terror and are dressed as Dutchmen. One proffers a large key inscribed 'Stadt House', another a pail of 'Milk', another a beehive, another a cask of 'Butter', another a keg of 'Holland Gin'. Behind William V the Princess of Orange (left) stands with her hands on her hips, smiling coquettishly over her shoulder at her husband, the word 'Kiss' issuing from her mouth. Suppliant frogs fawn upon her. The background of this scene is a city wall (right) (Amsterdam) and clouds (left), across which straddles a grotesque figure of Fame blowing two trumpets. Above the proscenium the words 'Sic transit Gloria Mundi' replace the customary 'Veluti in Speculum'. ... "--British Museum online catalogue.
- Variant Titles:
- Last scene of the republican pantomine
- Associated Names:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815 [Printmaker]
Fores, S. W. [Publisher] - Topics:
- Abdülhamid I, Sultan of the Turks, 1725-1789
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Jose
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
William V, Prince of Orange, 1748-1806 - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Etchings -- England -- London -- 1787
Satires (Visual works) -- England -- 1787 - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Rights:
- These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
- Call Number:
- 787.11.01.02.2+
- Orbis Record:
- 11650261
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr06288
- Volume/Enumeration:
- Digital version
- OID:
- 10728362
- PID:
- digcoll:552294