The Orangerie; or the Dutch Cupid reposing after the fatigues of planting (Prince William V Batavus, Prince of Orange-Nassau 1748-1806)
James Gillray (Chelsea 1757 - London 1815)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Sep 1796
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
260 x 357 mm
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Osterley Park and House, London
NT 771669
Summary
Print, engraving, The Orangerie; or the Dutch Cupid reposing after the fatigues of planting (Prince William V Batavus, Prince of Orange-Nassau 1748-1806) by James Gillray (Chelsea 1757 - London 1815). Cartoon printed on paper entitled 'The Orangerie; or the Dutch Cupid reposing after the fatigues of planting', showing a large naked male leaning against two sacks of money, with angelic pregnant gardening females within the clouds.
Provenance
Jersey bequest March 1993
Makers and roles
James Gillray (Chelsea 1757 - London 1815), engraver (printmaker)