A racket at a rout, or, Billingsgate removed to the west
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Description
- Title
- A racket at a rout, or, Billingsgate removed to the west
- Alternative Title
- Billingsgate removed to the west
- Creator
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [9 June 1803]
- Publication Place
- London and England London
- Publisher
- Pubd. June 9th, 1803, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"The Duchess of Gordon, a fat termagant, stands berating the Prince of Wales (right); she says: "You Lie you------donna I ken the fellow wha told you muckle bad O me." Lady Georgiana holds her mother's right arm, and turns away, covering her face with her right hand; she says: "Oh dear I de-Clare I am so frighten'd I wish I could get away." The Prince turning his head in profile to the left, says: "I have no chance with you Madam in point of Language and the only excuse I can make is, how came you so?" [a phrase implying intoxication, cf. British Museum Satires No. 7774]. The Duchess wears a limp high-waisted dress, accentuating her vast bulk, a Scots cap, a tartan scarf; from her neck hangs a miniature, a profile head of Napoleon; she holds a square stoppered spirits bottle, inscribed 'de Paris'. Next the Prince on the extreme right is a man (? McMahon) looking at her through an eye-glass; he says: "Just cross'd the Channel therefore, whole Seas over." Behind are two pairs of ladies; one (left) says to her companion: "nothing New my Lady often taken so"; the other two look at the Duchess with amazement."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher's advertisement in lower right corner: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.7 x 35 cm, on sheet 28.6 x 41.9 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 803.06.09.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1803
Etchings England London 1803 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
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Gordon, Jane Gordon, Duchess of, 1748-1812
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Bedford, Georgiana Gordon Russell, Duchess of, 1781-1853
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
McMahon, John, approximately 1754-1817 - Subject (Topic)
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Obesity
Quarreling
Princes
Intoxication
Miniatures (Paintings)
Bottles
Hand lenses - Subjects
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Gordon, Jane Gordon, Duchess of, 1748-1812
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Bedford, Georgiana Gordon Russell, Duchess of, 1781-1853
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
McMahon, John, approximately 1754-1817
Obesity
Quarreling
Princes > Great Britain
Intoxication
Miniatures (Paintings)
Bottles
Hand lenses
England > 1803
England > London > 1803
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 991011291057408651
- Object ID (OID)
- 33559411
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