James Gillray, 1756–1815, BritishPublished by Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1745–1818, British
Title:
The Apples and The Horse-Turds: - or - Bonaparte, among the Golden Pippins
Date:
1800
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 13 7/8 inches (26 × 35.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image: "Yes! Yes! None of Us was born to be Drowned! | Caira! Caira! chacun à son tour! | We shall all Swim in our turds! | Beggars | Plunder | ENVY | POVERTY | ATHEISM | Falshood | REGICIDE | EGALITE | PAINES | Rights of | Man | Republican | Faith | THEOPHILANTHROPY | ROSSEAU | VOLTAIRE | Deceit | Lies | Licentiousness | SARDINIA | PAPAL | SPANISH-PIPPIN | MASSENA | Talleyrand | SEYES | Third | Horse Turd | Second | Horse Turd | First | Horse Turd | Robespierre | A ha! par ma foi - how WE APPLES swim! | MARAT | TURKISH-PIPPIN | PRUSSIAN-PIPPIN | IMPERIAL-PIPPIN | NEAPOLITAN | ENGLISH-PIPPIN | RUSSIAN-PIPPIN"; lettered below image: "Dunghill of Republian Horse Turds | J's Gillray inv't & fec't | Pub'd Feb'y 24th 1800 by H. Humphrey 27 St. James's Street | The APPLES and the HORSE-TURDS: - or - Buonaparte, among the Golden Pippins. | Explanation.- Some Horse-Turds being washed by the Current from a neighoring Dunghill, espied a number of fair Apples swimming up the Stream, | when, wishing to be thought of consequence, the Horse-Turds would every Moment be bawling out, -"Lack a day, how We Apples swim!- See. Buonaparte's Letter to his Majesty: | and Mr. W-b-d's remarks upon the Correspondence | "between Crowned Heads"- viz. Kings & Horse Turds."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.795
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
British Museum, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, 11 volumes in 12, British Museum Publications, London, no. 9522, NE55 G7 L63 A52 1978 (YCBA)