'New morality; - or - the promis'd installment of the high-priest of the Theophilanthropes, with the homage of Leviathan and his suite'

1 portrait of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale

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'New morality; - or - the promis'd installment of the high-priest of the Theophilanthropes, with the homage of Leviathan and his suite'

by James Gillray, published by John Wright
hand-coloured etching, published 1 August 1798
11 in. x 25 in. (279 mm x 634 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D13094

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  • James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 887 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
  • John Wright (active 1798), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 9 portraits.

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  • NPG D13093: 'New morality; - or - the promis'd installment of the high-priest of the Theophilanthropes, with the homage of Leviathan and his suite' (from same plate)

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Current affairs

To meet war costs, William Pitt introduces a Finance Bill which levies income tax for the first time.

Art and science

William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads; a key publication for the romantic movement in poetry. Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner opens the volume.
Publisher and printseller Rudolph Ackermann establishes his popular 'Repository of the Arts' shop, gallery, library and social centre on the Strand.

International

Uprising of the United Irishmen: a republican rebellion which attempted to achieve Ireland's total independence by force with the aid of a French invasion. It was only narrowly defeated.
Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's visionary Egyptian campaign offers British first major victory as Nelson destroys the French fleet.

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Mustafa Tufan

02 October 2021, 16:45

The 'Toad & Frog' holding out a sheet of paper with 'Blank Verse' written on it is presumably Charles Lamb and Charles Lloyd, which the poem below refers to. The two had jointly written a poem entitled 'Blank Verse', and both were well acquainted with the radical circles of S.T. Coleridge '&co.'.