The whole truth, or, John Bull with his eyes opened [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The whole truth, or, John Bull with his eyes opened [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- John Bull with his eyes opened
- Creator
- Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, G. 1773-1831?, publisher.
- Published / Created
- Feb. 1st, 1821.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
- Abstract
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Caricature with Queen Caroline (left) as Lady Macbeth in the mad scene, standing in the street before two shops; she holds a candlestick raised in her right hand as she holds out her dress with her left hand, looking down horror at her skirt which is decorated with three panels with images of men and labeled "Man B", "Austi", "Sapio", "Mat ...", and "Bat". The initials "C.B" are embroidered on the trim of her knickers. Standing to her right is an astonished John Bull who holds his hat in front of his face, arm extended in horror. The shop on the left is identified by a sign below second story windows with broken glass: Wholesale Dealer in Brass Forges, Ranges, &c N.B. Odd jobs in general. The street level is shuttered, its doors covered in graffiti: Gone away, Gone abroad, Empty, M.T. The one door has a knocker in the shape of a ram's head. John Bull stands before the second door which stands open as if he has just emerged. The windows are curtained and the building well maintained. The large sign above reads "Time & Common-Sense Occulists. N.B. Films expeditiously removed &c. Below this sign (left) is a pair of large spectacles with the two eyeballs turned towards the shop on the left and a smaller sign (right) that reads "No connexion with the next shop."
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum online catalogue.
Five lines of quoted text below the figure of Queen Caroline: "Out damned spots, out I say! "One, two, -- fie! fie! "All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten me!" Abroad! Abroad! What's done can't be undone!" "To B[ergam]i to B[ergami]i to B[ergam]i!!!
Four lines of text below the figure of John Bull: "To a nunnery go! "To a nunnery! "A nunnery!" Finale, exit with a flourish!
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Illegible signature in brown ink in lower right corner of sheet. - Provenance
- Purchased through Jarndyce; March 2017. Sold at Forum Auctions, 16 March 2017, lot 80.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 30.2 x 23 cm, on sheet 31.2 x 24 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 821.02.01.04
- Collection Title
- Page 27. George Humphrey shop album.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Humphrey, G., 1773-1831?, collector.
- Collection Date
- [London], [not after 1821]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Parodies, imitations, etc
Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works) England 1821
Etchings England London 1821
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century - Material
- etching with stipple ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron. - Subject (Topic)
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John Bull (Symbolic character)
Adultery
Signs (Notices)
Stores & shops - Subjects
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Parodies, imitations, etc
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron
John Bull (Symbolic character) > Caricatures and cartoons
Adultery
Signs (Notices)
Stores & shops
England > 1821
England > London > 1821
19th century
Gee, Ernest R., 1878-1956 > Ownership
Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898 > Ms. notes
Gladstone, Robertson, 1805-1875 > Ownership
Humphrey, G. (George), 1773-1831? > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13128967
- Object ID (OID)
- 16227163