The Apotheosis of Hoche

1798

James Gillray

Associated Names
James Gillray

Artist, British, 1757 - 1815

Hannah Humphrey

Publisher, British, c.1745 - 1818

This is a drawing of a celestial scene. A figure with a halo is depicted descending from the sky, holding a ladder. The figure is surrounded by clouds and fantastical creatures. Above them, a triangle symbol is enclosed in light, framed by pillars, with smaller figures around it. Below, there is a dramatic landscape showing buildings and a fiery scene with skeletal horse-like figures. The details suggest a narrative of cosmic importance, typical of allegorical or symbolic art from the Baroque or Romantic period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving, and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    plate: 50.7 × 39.4 cm (19 15/16 × 15 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 53.9 × 42.1 cm (21 1/4 × 16 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.52.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wright and Evans 1851, no. 219 [proof]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1851

  • Wright, Thomas and Robert H. Evans. Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray; Comprising a Political and Humorous History of the Latter Part of the Reign of George the Third. London, 1851: no. 219 [proof]

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