File:Gillray - The First Kiss.jpg

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Summary

Caricature on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Amiens" class="extiw" title="en:Peace of Amiens">Peace of Amiens</a> by James Gillray

Title: The first Kiss this Ten Years! —or—the meeting of Britannia & Citizen François

SUMMARY: A tall, thin, French officer kissing a fat, richly dressed, seated Britannia. His hat and sword lie on the carpet. Britannia's shield and trident rest on the wall behind her chair. Above them are portraits of George III and Napoleon, facing each other.

The officer is saying, "Madame, permittez me to pay my profound esteem to your engaging person!— & to seal on your divine Lips my everlasting attachment!!!"

Britannia is saying, "Monsieur, you are truly a well-bred Gentleman!— &, tho' you make me blush, yet, you Kiss so delicately, that I cannot refuse you, tho' I was sure you would Deceive me again!!!"

MEDIUM: 1 print : etching, hand-colored.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [London] : H. Humphrey, 1803 Jany 1st.

According to Wright & Evans, Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray (1851, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCLC" class="extiw" title="w:OCLC">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59510372">59510372</a>), pp. 223–4, "Another clever hit at the peace. The portraits of Napoleon and King George, suspended on the wall, appear to be shaking hands, but with a very bad grace. This caricature is said to have excited Napoleon's mirth to an unusual degree."

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current03:41, 4 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 03:41, 4 January 20172,821 × 3,933 (2.61 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)Caricature on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Amiens" class="extiw" title="en:Peace of Amiens">Peace of Amiens</a> by James Gillray <p>Title: <i>The first Kiss this Ten Years! —or—the meeting of Britannia & Citizen François</i> </p> <p>SUMMARY: A tall, thin, French officer kissing a fat, richly dressed, seated Britannia. His hat and sword lie on the carpet. Britannia's shield and trident rest on the wall behind her chair. Above them are portraits of George III and Napoleon, facing each other. </p> <p>The officer is saying, "Madame, permittez me to pay my profound esteem to your engaging person!— & to seal on your divine Lips my everlasting attachment!!!" </p> <p>Britannia is saying, "Monsieur, you are truly a well-bred Gentleman!— &, tho' you make me blush, yet, you Kiss so delicately, that I cannot refuse you, tho' I was sure you would Deceive me again!!!" </p> <p>MEDIUM: 1 print : etching, hand-colored. </p> <p>CREATED/PUBLISHED: [London] : H. Humphrey, 1803 Jany 1st. </p> According to Wright & Evans, <i>Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray</i> (1851, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCLC" class="extiw" title="w:OCLC">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59510372">59510372</a>), pp. 223–4, "Another clever hit at the peace. The portraits of Napoleon and King George, suspended on the wall, appear to be shaking hands, but with a very bad grace. This caricature is said to have excited Napoleon's mirth to an unusual degree."
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