Doctors, bishops, judges, generals, and statesmen at hard work, or, A sitting committee [graphic]

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Title: Doctors, bishops, judges, generals, and statesmen at hard work, or, A sitting committee [graphic]
Alternative Title: Sitting committee
Shitting committee
Creator: Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Contributor: Benbow, William, 1784-, publisher.
Published / Created: [July 1820]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. July 1820 by Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yard, Strand
Abstract: "Ministers, horribly griped, sit on a vast Green Bag (see British Museum Satires No. 13735), trying to hatch eggs. The King hits the kneeling Bloomfield in the face, saying 'They shall hatch by G--d!' John Bull and a soldier (see British Museum Satires No. 13850) watch derisively. Behind him is the Pavilion."--British Museum catalogue
Description: Title etched below image; the letter "i" in "sitting" is formed from the letter "h" with its left side scored through, suggesting the word "shitting".
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"Plat [sic] 7"--Upper left corner.
Mounted on page 25 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Provenance: Purchased from Andrew Edmunds; September 2014.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 27.5 x 42.4 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1820
Etchings England London 1820
Material: etching on wove paper, hand-colored ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England.
Subject (Name): George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Bloomfield, Benjamin Bloomfield, Baron, 1768-1846
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Royal Pavilion (Brighton, England),
Subject (Topic): John Bull (Symbolic character)
Politicians
Bishops
Military officers
Bags
Defecation
Soldiers
Subjects: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Bloomfield, Benjamin Bloomfield, Baron, 1768-1846 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Royal Pavilion (Brighton, England)
John Bull (Symbolic character) > Caricatures and cartoons
Politicians > England
Bishops
Military officers
Bags
Defecation
Soldiers
England > 1820
England > London > 1820
Humphrey, G. (George), 1773-1831? > Ownership

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