Clearing a five-bar-gate

Clearing a five-bar-gate

Item Information

Title:
Clearing a five-bar-gate
Title (alt.):
Clearing a five-bar gate
Description:
A horse shies at a high and solid gate throwing its fat rider, who flies sideways through the air with arms extended. He wears red coat and top-boots. Behind shrubs on the farther side of the gate lies a bull, the cause of the accident. Trees form a background (BM).
Artist:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815
Date:
August 20, 1805
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Bulls
Horses
Horseback riding
Accidents
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 22 x 28 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z111h75k
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Published by John Miller, Bridge Street & W. Blackwood, Edinburgh
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Alternative title from Wright/Evans.
BM Satires 10481; Wright/Evans 536
Notes (date):
Date from Wright/Evans.
Reproduction. Date indicated is Gillray's original publication date.
Notes (citation):
Stephens, Frederic George, George, Mary Dorothy. "Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum." British Museum Press, 1870, London.
Wright, Thomas, R. H. Evans. "Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures of James Gillray." Benjamin Blom, 1968, New York.
Identifier:
18_17_000136
Barcode:
36666003786643