The old arms newly emblazoned and adapted for 1820 [graphic].

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Title: The old arms newly emblazoned and adapted for 1820 [graphic].
Alternative Title: Old oak in danger
Contributor: Fairburn, John, 1768 or 1769-1832, publisher.
Published / Created: [September 1820]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published September 1820 by J. Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Abstract: A satirical coat of arms, the supporters of which are a lion with the head of Queen Caroline (left) and a unicorn with the head of George IV (right). The crest is a crown, topped with a dog. The text above reads "The lioness and unicorn fighting for the crown," and within a banner at the bottom is the phrase "Dieu et mon droit." The shield at center contains four small scenes, labeled (clockwise) "Decapitation," "Martial Law," "Coronation," and "Reform"; the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" appears on a belt surrounding the circular shield. On the left edge of the design, a John Bull figure stands on a pedestal inscribed "Constitution" and holds a spear with a banner reading "Justice" at top; on the right edge, a soldier stands on a pedestal inscribed "Despotism" and carries a sword and firearm. A blindfolded figure of Justice, holding a sword and scales, sits in the lower left; the contrasting figure in the lower right is a fat demon holding a scourge and a snake, a bottle next to him
Description: Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Mounted to 58 x 39 cm.
Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 80 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair."
Date "Sept. 1820" written in ink in lower right.
Provenance: Sold by London's Dulau and Company to the New York City bookseller Ernest R. Gee in 1928. Earlier ownership by W.E. Gladstone is suggested by a manuscript note from Dulau formerly laid into the front the first volume (now in the object file), which states that "These came from the Gladstone Library at Court Hey, Broad Green. The manuscript notes written below the caricatures are in the handwriting of W.E. Gladstone." William Reese Company; February 2024.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 25 x 35.1 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English