James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, The Table's Turn'd. Billy, in the Devil's Claws. - Billy, Sending the Devil Packing, 1797
- Title:
- The Table's Turn'd. Billy, in the Devil's Claws. - Billy, Sending the Devil Packing
- Date:
- 1797
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching, hand-colored
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 1/4 x 13 1/2in. (23.5 x 34.3cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper left: "'Ha! Traitor! there's the French landed in Wales! what d'ye think of that, Traitor?'"; upper center: '"Ha! Mr. Devil! We've beat the spanish Fleet | what d'ye think of that, Mr. Devil?'"; upper right: "Gazette | Defeat of the Spanish Fleet; by Sir John-Jarvis."; lower left: "Js. Gy. d. & f."; lower center: "Pub.d March 4th 1797 by H. Humphrey New Bond Street"; below image, lower left: "Billy in the Devil's claws."; lower center: "THE TABLE'S TURN'D."; lower right: "Billy sending the Devil packing."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.901
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- caricature | caricatures | satire
- Associated People:
- Fox, Charles James (1749–1806), politician
Pitt, William [known as Pitt the younger] (1759–1806), prime minister - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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