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1. Out of court auspicium melioris devi / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 April 1827]
- Call Number:
- 827.04.21.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lady Conyngham chases Eldon from the royal precincts; she threatens him with the sceptre and a clenched fist, saying, Je le veut [sic]. She is décolletée, much bejewelled, and displays an elephantine leg and tiny foot. Close behind her stands Knighton, a pen behind his ear, his arm raised; he has just flung a massive gold inkpot decorated with the Royal Arms; ink falls on Eldon's head. He says: take that, & that, & that, le Roy le veut. 'Roy' is scored through. Canning stands behind impassively, hand on hip, holding up a cross, and saying In hoc Signo vinces [Constantine's miraculous vision: cf. British Museum Satires No. 15385]. The building behind is ornate and Gothic, more elaborate than the actual Cottage. The King's head (out of scale with the building) is framed in a small casement window; with an equivocal expression he looks towards Eldon, saying, Necessitas non habet leges. Eldon has dropped the Mace and the Purse of the Great Seal; he says: Had I served my God with half the Zeal I have served my King, he would not have suffered me to be turned out for supporting his Cause."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Small hole in Knighton's arm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 21, 1827, by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly, London
- Subject (Name):
- Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Knighton, William, Sir, 1776-1836, Canning, George, 1770-1827, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
- Subject (Topic):
- Chasing, Scepters, and Ceremonial maces
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Out of court auspicium melioris devi / [graphic]
2. The camelopard, or, A new hobby [graphic].
- Creator:
- Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before August 1827]
- Call Number:
- 827.08.00.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "George IV sits jauntily astride a tall high-stepping giraffe, at the base of the neck, hands on hips. Lady Conyngham (left) sits sideways on the sloping back, close to the tail, her vast posterior projecting. She smiles over her shoulder. He wears a straw hat with wide curving brim. She is décolletée, with large gigot sleeves and feathers in her hair. Four Nubians (right) bow obsequiously."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- New hobby
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Date based on subject: A camel was present to the King at Windsor on 13 August 1827., and Attribution to William Heath and date of publication from the British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
- Subject (Topic):
- Nubians, Giraffes, Ethnic stereotypes, and Bowing
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The camelopard, or, A new hobby [graphic].