| dc.contributor.author | Brocas, William (Irish artist, ca.1794-1868) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gillray, James (British caricaturist, 1757-1815) | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | National Library of Ireland | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-09-11T16:50:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-09-11T16:50:04Z | |
| dc.date.created | between ca. 1802-1868 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-09-11T16:50:04Z | |
| dc.identifier.other | cgjc1445 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/21903 | |
| dc.description | 'This etching is attributed to William Brocas Senior after a print by James Gillray (see: Catalogue of political and personal satires in the British Museum, 9932). In the image three women are seated at a round table listening to a fourth reading "The Monk" by M.G. Lewis, one volume of which is shown on the table. The mantelpiece has a relief carving of Pluto carrying off Persephone and a picture depicts a man in armour carrying off a protesting young woman. "Tales of wonder" by Lewis was published in 1801. "The Monk", which narrowly escaped prosecution for indecency, is, it is implied, unsuitable for family reading.' (www.nli.ie) The print is inscribed with the artist's name and the title along with the following line: 'This attempt to describe the effects of the sublime & wonderful is dedicated to M.G. Lewis Esq.MP'. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 1079186 bytes | |
| dc.format.medium | etchings (prints) | en |
| dc.format.medium | hand coloring | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpeg | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Pluto | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Art--Irish | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Etching--19th century. | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Caricatures and cartoons--Ireland. | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Women in art--History--19th century. | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Clothing and Dress -- Ireland -- History | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Reading in art | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818. Monk | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818. Tales in verse of terror and wonder | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Statues in art | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Fireplaces--History. | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Interior architecture in art | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Satire in art | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Hades (Greek deity)--Art. | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Persephone (Greek deity)--Art. | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Furniture--History--19th century. | en |
| dc.title | Tales of Wonder! | en |
| dc.type | Image | en |
| dc.contributor.role | artist | en |
| dc.coverage.culture | Irish | en |
| dc.format.extentdimensions | 27 cm x 41.5 cm | |
| dc.subject.period | 19th century | |
| dc.type.work | prints (visual works) | en |
