"Hastings (right) shrinks in terror at the apparition of Chait Singh (left) who emerges from clouds, a rope round his neck, his left hand raised threateningly. His turban is inscribed 'Cheyt Sing.' They stand on opposite sides of a rectangular table covered with a fringed cloth, behind which sits a lady reading a book which lies on the table: 'The State of India'. Her dress and large feathered hat are heavily decked with jewels. Hastings, who wears oriental dress with a jewelled turban, has overturned his chair; on its back are the initials 'W H.' Two Indian servants (right) stand behind Hastings. In the centre of the wall, behind the lady, are shelves on which are money-bags, some inscribed 'Rupees' and 'Pagod[as]', jewels, and a large turban inscribed 'Cheyt Syng.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Chait Singh
Description:
Title etched below image., Variant state of no. 7315 in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires v. 6. The 'y' in May is partly visible under 'r' engraved over it., and Sheet trimmed leaving thread margins.
Publisher:
Pub'd Mar. 9 1788 by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
India and India.
Subject (Name):
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818, Chait, Singh, rajah of Benares, fl. 1775-1781, and Nandakumara, Mahārāja, -1775
Subject (Topic):
Impeachment, Politics and government, Ghosts, Gems, Jewelry, Servants, Tablecloths, Turbans, Men, and Clothing & dress
Caricature of Queen Caroline and Bergami seated at a table set with elegant china tureens and plates. On the right an English officer (Captain Pechell) extends his hand graciously as he declines to sit with them. Behind him two servants(?) look on with concern
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Two lines of quoted text below title: "Grace was in all her steps, Heaven in her eyes, in all her actions dignity.", Text above image, representing words spoken by the officer: I can recognize no power in you to enoble any one - and I shall not degrade myself and the service by sitting at table with such a fellow as that., An enlarged version of a design, one of four on a single plate, etched by George Cruikshank and published 15 June 1820. Cf. No. 13731 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Removed from backing with residue of blue paper and paste on verso.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron, and Pechell, Samuel George
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, British, Dining tables, Servants, and Tableware
"Satire with a woman holding on to a young man charging down an urban street in a carriage drawn by four horses, with a woman and two boys protecting them with weapons; printed below in letterpress five columns of mock-heroic verse describing the event."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text within image., Approximate date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Five columns of verse in letterpress below image, arranged in two numbered cantos: Canto I. Never traced I valour's perfect line, 'till in a buck, competitor of mine ..., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet mutilated in lower left corner with some loss of text, and sheet trimmed within plate mark on two edges., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Mythology: Allusion to Ajax -- Allusion to Hector -- Literature: Quotation from Gay, John, 1685-1732 -- Phaetons -- Latin expressions -- Blunderbuss guns.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 and Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820
Subject (Topic):
Elopements, Firearms, Servants, and Carriages & coaches
A view of the interior of a busy French barracks shows a more domestic than military atmosphere although weapons and other gear adorn the walls and lay scattered on the floor. The scene includes a woman nursing a baby (right) as another child plays at her feet. Beside her another woman holds up a mirror so that an officer can admire his reflection from both the front and back. A third woman (left) cuts an officers toe nails as a barber dresses his long queue; another officer has his hair powdered. In the background a man in his night shirt sits on the side of his bed as he stretches his arms and yawns
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Companion print to: English barracks., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Publish'd Aug. 12, 1791, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
France. Armée
Subject (Topic):
Barracks and quarters, Foreign opinion, British, Arms & armament, Armor, Barbers, Barracks, French, Breast feeding, Canopy beds, Cats, Children, Dogs, Grooming, Hairdressing, Mirrors, Servants, Soldiers, Women, and Yawning
"George IV, seated on a Chinese throne with Chinese attendants, addresses a group of Ministers, &c. (right): Liverpool, Eldon, Canning, with a paper headed 'East Indies' in his pocket (he was President of the Board of Control), Copley and Gifford. P. 9: H, for the hubbub the Archer intended, By one 'coup de main' should be presently ended. ...'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
H, for the hubbub the archer intended, by one coup de main should be presently ended ...
Description:
Title etched below image., Alternative title from letterpress text on facing page of the bound work., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Rosco. Horrida bella. London : G. Humphrey, 1820., Mounted on page 9 of: George Humphrey shop album., and Mounted opposite the sheet of corresponding letterpress text that would have faced the plate in the bound work.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Canning, George, 1770-1827, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Gifford, Robert Gifford, Baron, 1779-1826, and Rosco.
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Thrones, Servants, and Fans (Accessories)
publish'd according to act of Parliament, July 1st 1769.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 55. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Social satire, with references to the Duke of Grafton and Nancy Parsons and Lord Bute and Princess Augusta."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Quality dinner hour
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher's announcement following publication statement: Price 1s. but given gratis to the purchasers of The Court miscellany., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Eight lines of verse in two columns on either side of the title: The great in one eternal round, of folly and excess are found ..., Companion print to: High life at noon., Temporary local subject terms: Architectural details: staircase -- Furnishings -- Dishes: covered dishes -- Hams -- Roasted fowl -- Pets: lapdog -- Male dress, 1769 -- Female dress, 1769., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 21.5 x 32.1 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of publication line from bottom edge., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 60 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773, and Maynard, Annabella Parsons, Viscountess, d. 1814 or 15
publish'd according to act of Parliament, July 1st 1769.
Call Number:
769.07.01.01+
Collection Title:
Page 55. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Social satire, with references to the Duke of Grafton and Nancy Parsons and Lord Bute and Princess Augusta."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Quality dinner hour
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher's announcement following publication statement: Price 1s. but given gratis to the purchasers of The Court miscellany., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Eight lines of verse in two columns on either side of the title: The great in one eternal round, of folly and excess are found ..., Companion print to: High life at noon., and Temporary local subject terms: Architectural details: staircase -- Furnishings -- Dishes: covered dishes -- Hams -- Roasted fowl -- Pets: lapdog -- Male dress, 1769 -- Female dress, 1769.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773, and Maynard, Annabella Parsons, Viscountess, d. 1814 or 15
"The King, Queen, and three princesses are seated at a small dinner-table, on which is a soup-tureen, &c. The King holds a plate on which is an insect, turning round to address angrily a cook (right), who stands trembling beside him. Two alarmed servants stand behind the King's chair. The Queen and princesses make gestures of alarm; one princess (left) has risen from her chair in horror. On the extreme left stands a beefeater holding a jug, who lets glasses fall from a salver in his consternation. A draped window forms a background."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image; source of the title "Lousiad canto 1st" as indicated., Printmaker from Grego., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right and left sides., and Frontispiece to: Pindar, P. The Lousiad. An heroi-comic poem. Canto I. London, G. Kearsley, 1787.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
Leaf 18. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Duchess of Devonshire (right), in morning cap and gown, makes tea for Fox and Sam House who sit side by side on a sofa (left). The duchess leans back in her chair, one hand on the tap of the urn, while she hands a cup to a footman who stands with a tray. Sam (left) has been served first; he sits stirring his tea and gazing adoringly at Fox (right), who playfully pats his bald head. A spaniel stands in front of them, begging. On the wall behind are two freely sketched whole length portraits: behind the duchess is Reynolds's portrait of her husband standing by his horse (as in British Museum Satires No. 6546), the other is over the heads of House and Fox."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to Rowlandson from the British Museum catalogue and Grego., Restrike. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6529 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 128-9., and On leaf 18 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 14th, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1748-1811, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, House, Samuel, -1785, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Politics and government, Dogs, Pleading (Begging), Political elections, and Servants
"The Duchess of Devonshire (right), in morning cap and gown, makes tea for Fox and Sam House who sit side by side on a sofa (left). The duchess leans back in her chair, one hand on the tap of the urn, while she hands a cup to a footman who stands with a tray. Sam (left) has been served first; he sits stirring his tea and gazing adoringly at Fox (right), who playfully pats his bald head. A spaniel stands in front of them, begging. On the wall behind are two freely sketched whole length portraits: behind the duchess is Reynolds's portrait of her husband standing by his horse (as in British Museum Satires No. 6546), the other is over the heads of House and Fox."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue and Grego., Another impression of a print owned by Horace Walpole which is now at NYPL 71., and Mounted to 30 x 42 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 14th, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1748-1811, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, House, Samuel, -1785, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Politics and government, Dogs, Pleading (Begging), Political elections, and Servants