The Hanoverian horse and British lion [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Hanoverian horse and British lion [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Field & Tuer, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1868?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. March 31st, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand [i.e. Field & Tuer]
- Abstract
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Charles Fox, riding a lion, and William Pitt, on a white horse, face each other in the House of Commons, in front of the vacated Speaker's chair. Fox, holding a whip in one hand and a bridle in the other, tries to convince Pitt to dismount the untamed horse that stands with its front legs on a large sheet signed, "Magna Charta, Bill of Rights, Constitution," and kicks with the hind legs at the fleeing crowd of the members of Parliament. In return, Pitt praises his steed for its wild behavior. The last of the members pushing toward the door is the Speaker, Cornwall, in a wig and carrying the Speaker's mace. A satire on the dissolution of the Parliament on March 25.
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Attribution to Rowlandson from the British Museum catalogue and Grego.
Restrike, with scatology removed from image. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6476 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
Abbreviation "No." in imprint statement appears in superscript above the digit "7" in street number "227."
Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?]
Text below title: A scene in a new play lately acted in Westminster with distinguished applause. Act 2nd scene last.
Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 123-4.
On leaf 16 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. - Provenance
- Gift of Addison Van Name to Yale University Library, 1919. Transferred from Yale University Library; November 1967.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.9 x 36 cm, on sheet 59 x 43 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Leaf 16. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Collection/Other Creator
- Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900, collector.
- Collection Date
- [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Humor
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1868
Restrikes - Material
- etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789
Great Britain. Parliament - Subject (Topic)
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Dissolution
Politics and government
Horses
Lions
Coats of arms
Chairs
Crowds - Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain. Parliament > Dissolution > Humor
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789 > Humor
Horses
Lions
Coats of arms
Chairs
Crowds
England > 1784
England > London > 1868
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
- 15539345
- Object ID (OID)
- 17355892
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