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1. All among the Hottentots - capering a shore [graphic]
- Creator:
- Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [19 July 1830]
- Call Number:
- 830.07.19.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- King William IV dressed as a sailor dances in the centre of a semicircle of ministers who have black bodies and are partially draped. Among the ministers are Peel and Scarlett on the left, Lyndhurst and Wellington on the right both of whom wear nose-rings. Scarlett encircles Ellenborough, who, with Sugden, is behind the King. Their tribal dance celebration alludes to the relief that the ministers must have felt to be able to retain their positions with the new reign. William IV was a popular King and a stark contrast to George IV and was liable to wild bursts of passion as is suggested here. He and the Duke of Wellington (then prime minister) got on very well, hence the retainment of his ministers. He is dressed in sailor garb in reference to his years in the navy. The tribal dress of the ministers refers to the far-flung shores that William visited
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pub. July 19, 1830, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britian.
- Subject (Name):
- William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844, Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818, Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Sugden, Edward Burtenshaw, 1781-1875, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837., Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852., Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844., Peel, Robert, 1788-1850., Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863., and Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818.
- Subject (Topic):
- politicians, Kings, Politicians, and Costume
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > All among the Hottentots - capering a shore [graphic]
2. Bull bamboozled both ways - robbed in one department, and burnt out in another [graphic]
- Creator:
- Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [after 30 October 1841]
- Call Number:
- 841.10.30.01++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Wellington (as Constable of the Tower of London) holds a pistol to the head of John Bull, as Henry Goulburn (Chancellor of the Exchequer) harangues Bull from the other side, forcing John to reach into his pockets to pay for the rebuilding of the Tower of London, seen burning in the background
- Description:
- Title from item., Signed with the initials of printmaker Charles Jameson Grant., Part of a new series of The political drama that was begun in 1841. See pages 12-13 in: C.J. Grant's political drama: a radical satirist rediscovered. London : University College, c1998., Sheet trimmed with partial loss of printed border., Wood engraving with letterpress text., "Price 1d. plain."--Upper right corner., and Mounted to: 57 x 38 cm. With a fragment of a burnt document from the 30 October fire at the Tower of London that destroyed the Grand Armoury. With a note saying that it had been recovered on 6 November. The fragment contains references to Viscount Townsherd (Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance in the Greenville Ministry in 1763), Sir Charles Frederick (1709-1785), and James Syme are among the legible names.
- Publisher:
- Printed and published by B.D. Cousins, 18, Duke-Street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Goulburn, Henry, 1784-1856, Tower of London (London, England),, and Tower of London (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Fires and fire prevention, John Bull (Symbolic character), Politicians, Handguns, and Fires
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Bull bamboozled both ways - robbed in one department, and burnt out in another [graphic]
3. The Whigs turn'd out [graphic]
- Creator:
- Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1833]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The King points at a Whig being taken away by a beefeater; the Duke of Wellington tries on the crown; a chancellor hides
- Alternative Title:
- Whigs turned out
- Description:
- Title from item., Initials of printmaker Charles Jameson Grant in lower left portion of design., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue., Wood engraving with letterpress text., Text below image in lower right: A national blessing - though, alas! a curse seems close behind., and No. 62.
- Publisher:
- Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
- Subject (Name):
- William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837 and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicians and Great Britain
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Whigs turn'd out [graphic]
4. The old and new stagers, or, Steam speed against a mile an hour! [graphic].
- Creator:
- Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1833]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 3
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A steam coach belonging to the Whig Radicals racing and winning with the Tories' coach and four, driven by the Duke of Wellington
- Alternative Title:
- Steam speed against a mile an hour!
- Description:
- Title from item., Attributed to Charles Jameson Grant in the British Museum online catalogue., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Wood engraving with letterpress text., Laid on sheet: 56 x 38 cm. With the lithograph The triumph of mechanics in 1832., and No. 129.
- Publisher:
- Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicians, Steam automobiles, Carriages & coaches, and Racing
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The old and new stagers, or, Steam speed against a mile an hour! [graphic].