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1. Excise a-la-mode, or, Sawney's oeconomy : a new song to the tune of The old woman of Grimstone
- Published / Created:
- [1763]
- Call Number:
- 763.03.28.01.1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A broadside satirising Lord Bute, his Cider Excise scheme, and the Peace Treaty of Paris (1762); with an etching showing a podium with King George III seated on a throne, in front of him a group of men (aldermen) delivering a petition; on the right Lord Bute, dressed in tartan; with engraved speech bubbles and inscriptions, and with letterpress title and verses in one column."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Sawney's oeconomy and Sawney's economy
- Description:
- Caption title from song in letterpress printed below the plate., Above title: To the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of London; To the glorious Opposition; and to the authors of the North Briton, this piece is humbly inscribed., Sheet trimmed to plate mark at top., Eight stanzas of song below title: All the friends of the land, who corruption withstand, the Muse patriotic must prize ..., "(Price six-pence).", Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Where may be had the Tyburn Interview., Watermark: Strasburg lily., and Mounted to 41 x 28 cm.
- Publisher:
- Printed for J. Burd, in the Temple Exchange Passage, Fleet Street, and sold by all printsellers, &c. in London and Westminster
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Treaty of Paris, Taxes, and City council members
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Excise a-la-mode, or, Sawney's oeconomy : a new song to the tune of The old woman of Grimstone
2. [Excise a-la-mode, or, Sawney's oeconomy] [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1763]
- Call Number:
- 763.03.28.01.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An etching from a broadside satirising Lord Bute, his Cider Excise scheme, and the Peace Treaty of Paris (1762), showing a podium with King George III seated on a throne, in front of him a group of men (aldermen) delivering a petition; on the right Lord Bute, dressed in tartan; with engraved speech bubbles and inscriptions, and with letterpress title and verses in one column
- Alternative Title:
- Sawney's oeconomy and Sawney's economy
- Description:
- Title supplied from letterpress broadside. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Cf. No. 4009 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right., Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register ... London : Printed for E. Sumpter, 1763., and Mounted to 34 x 42 cm.
- Publisher:
- E. Sumpter
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Taxes and City council members
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Excise a-la-mode, or, Sawney's oeconomy] [graphic].