<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Original plan for a popular monument to be erected in Gloucester Place [graphic].</dc:title><dc:creator>Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker</dc:creator><dc:date>[4 April 1809]</dc:date><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>"An irregular pyramidal erection is based on a solid block of stone, inscribed: The Foundation York Folly! On this rests a damaged block of similar shape more dilapidated and rather smaller: Crackd Portland Stone [see British Museum Satires No. 10716]. Above, slightly smaller but smoother and more rectangular, is Folk-stone of the First Quality. On this stand (left to right) a barrel of Whitbreads Intire [see British Museum Satires No. 10421], a large decanter of Burdetts Stingo, and a slightly smaller one of Wardlles British Spirit. They support a slab of Romilly Free Stone. On this rest two balls or bubbles; in each sits a man gloomily contemplating a writing-table, one a civilian, Sandon, the other an officer, Clavering. On these rests a slab inscribed Sandon &amp; Claverings Dumps which supports the apex of the monument, a pyramid: Mrs Clarks Pyramid. From behind the base project (left) a mitre and crosier (see British Museum Satires No. 10227), with a paper: The New Morality [the title deriving from Canning's poem, see British Museum Satires No. 9240]; and (right) the Duke's cocked hat and sword, with papers inscribed My Darling and Love Letters [see British Museum Satires No. 10228, &amp;c.]. There is a background of cloud."--British Museum online catalogue</dc:description><dc:description>Title etched below image.</dc:description><dc:description>Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.</dc:description><dc:description>Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins on two sides.</dc:description><dc:description>1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 34.2 x 24.4 cm, on sheet 43.1 x 27.6 cm.</dc:description><dc:description>Mounted on leaf 44 of volume 10 of 14 volumes.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>