The Union Club
1801
19th century
30.8 cm x 45.2 cm (12 1/8 in. x 17 13/16 in.)
James Gillray
(London, 1757 - 1815, London)
Primary
Object Type:
print
Artist Nationality:
Europe, English
Medium and Support:
Etching with hand-coloring
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase, 2003
Accession Number:
2003.26
The Union Club in London, a fashionable spot for jovial debauchery, was established after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801. In the foreground members of the ministry raise glasses, shake hands and celebrate the successful union while a heated fight takes places in the background.