"Erskine stands in profile to the left; he bends forward, resting both hands on the table of the House of Commons, part of which is visible on the left. His half-closed eyes give him an almost imbecile expression ..."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue. and Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Title and imprint from British Museum catalogue., Plate from Sayers' verse satire: Foundling Chapel Brawl. Printed by C. Roworth in Bell Yard, Temple Bar in 1805., and Mounted to 37 x 32 cm.
A stage coach is drawn by two starved horses across rough terrain. An anxious looking Duke of Portland, the nominal head of the government, is being taught how to drive by Charles Fox who is in control of the reins. Their relationship is undescored by the crests on the side panels of the coach with the fox sitting on ducal coronet. Lord North stands in the basket behind, in place of a footman, watching with anger the proceedings on the box. The front left wheel is broken after going over the "Loan" rock; a larger "Reform Bill" boulder is ahead of the horses and The text below image is a paraphrase of the Duke of Chandos's speech criticizing North's coalition with Fox: "Such was the love of Office of the noble Lord, that finding he would not be permitted to mount the Box, | He had been content to get up behind, vide the Duke of C------. . . s's Speech Morning Chronicle 15th April". This was a speech by Chandos on the Irish Judicature Bill, 14 April, violently attacking the Coalition: "he particularly arraigned the conduct of Lord North, and said that not being able to get again upon the state coach-box, he had been content to get up behind." 'Parl. Hist', xxiii. 755
Alternative Title:
Such was the love of office of the noble lord ...
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title from text below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 29.
Publisher:
Published 5th May 1783 by Thomas Cornell, Bruton Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
A stage coach is drawn by two starved horses across rough terrain. An anxious looking Duke of Portland, the nominal head of the government, is being taught how to drive by Charles Fox who is in control of the reins. Their relationship is undescored by the crests on the side panels of the coach with the fox sitting on ducal coronet. Lord North stands in the basket behind, in place of a footman, watching with anger the proceedings on the box. The front left wheel is broken after going over the "Loan" rock; a larger "Reform Bill" boulder is ahead of the horses and The text below image is a paraphrase of the Duke of Chandos's speech criticizing North's coalition with Fox: "Such was the love of Office of the noble Lord, that finding he would not be permitted to mount the Box, | He had been content to get up behind, vide the Duke of C------. . . s's Speech Morning Chronicle 15th April". This was a speech by Chandos on the Irish Judicature Bill, 14 April, violently attacking the Coalition: "he particularly arraigned the conduct of Lord North, and said that not being able to get again upon the state coach-box, he had been content to get up behind." 'Parl. Hist', xxiii. 755
Alternative Title:
Such was the love of office of the noble lord ...
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title from text below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 30.5 x 43.3 cm, on sheet 32.3 x 45 cm., and Mounted on leaf 18 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Publisher:
Published 5th May 1783 by Thomas Cornell, Bruton Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
A stage coach is drawn by two starved horses across rough terrain. An anxious looking Duke of Portland, the nominal head of the government, is being taught how to drive by Charles Fox who is in control of the reins. Their relationship is undescored by the crests on the side panels of the coach with the fox sitting on ducal coronet. Lord North stands in the basket behind, in place of a footman, watching with anger the proceedings on the box. The front left wheel is broken after going over the "Loan" rock; a larger "Reform Bill" boulder is ahead of the horses and The text below image is a paraphrase of the Duke of Chandos's speech criticizing North's coalition with Fox: "Such was the love of Office of the noble Lord, that finding he would not be permitted to mount the Box, | He had been content to get up behind, vide the Duke of C------. . . s's Speech Morning Chronicle 15th April". This was a speech by Chandos on the Irish Judicature Bill, 14 April, violently attacking the Coalition: "he particularly arraigned the conduct of Lord North, and said that not being able to get again upon the state coach-box, he had been content to get up behind." 'Parl. Hist', xxiii. 755
Alternative Title:
Such was the love of office of the noble lord ...
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title from text below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted to 37 x 56 cm.
Publisher:
Published 5th May 1783 by Thomas Cornell, Bruton Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
"Powys, M.P. for Northamptonshire, stands in profile to the left bending forward, both hands extended. The very melancholoy expression in this and other prints is consistent with this practice of prefacing his speeches 'on occasions of great interest, by a copious dicharge of tears which he seemed to command at will', Wraxall, Memoirs, 1884, iii. 280."--British Museum catalogue
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Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 7 with three other prints.
"Powys, M.P. for Northamptonshire, stands in profile to the left bending forward, both hands extended. The very melancholoy expression in this and other prints is consistent with this practice of prefacing his speeches 'on occasions of great interest, by a copious dicharge of tears which he seemed to command at will', Wraxall, Memoirs, 1884, iii. 280."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.2 cm, on sheet 19.3 x 13.3 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 5 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Mr. Powis.
"Powys, M.P. for Northamptonshire, stands in profile to the left bending forward, both hands extended. The very melancholoy expression in this and other prints is consistent with this practice of prefacing his speeches 'on occasions of great interest, by a copious dicharge of tears which he seemed to command at will', Wraxall, Memoirs, 1884, iii. 280."--British Museum catalogue
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Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Numbered '31' in contemporary hand in the upper right corner.
"Francis Seymour Conway (1743-1822), M.P. for Oxford, eldest son of the Earl of Hertford, stands looking slightly over his left shoulder, his head in profile to the left, holding a document in his right hand, his left hand on his hip."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 11 with three other prints.
Publisher:
Published 14th July 1784 by Jas. Bretherton
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Hertford, Francis Ingram Seymour, Marquis of, 1743-1822,
"Francis Seymour Conway (1743-1822), M.P. for Oxford, eldest son of the Earl of Hertford, stands looking slightly over his left shoulder, his head in profile to the left, holding a document in his right hand, his left hand on his hip."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.2 cm, on sheet 19.5 x 13 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 7 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Lord Beauchamp.
Publisher:
Published 14th July 1784 by Jas. Bretherton
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Hertford, Francis Ingram Seymour, Marquis of, 1743-1822,