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28. The pacific entrance of Earl-Wolf into Blackhaven [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 January 1792]
- Call Number:
- 792.01.20.01++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lord Lonsdale with the head of a wolf sits in his carriage, from which the horses have been taken, and is drawn (left to right) by men past a row of two-storied cottages which are falling to pieces. He wears an earl's coronet, and a military coat with a shirt frill; from his rapacious mouth issue the words 'Dear Gentlemen this is too much, now you really distress me'. A large earl's coronet is on the carriage door. A hind wheel rolls over an open book, 'Peter Pindar'. A stout fierce-looking man wearing a legal wig sits on the box, raising a whip whose lashes are three scrolls inscribed (in legal blackletter), 'Littledale versus Lonsdale', 'Indemnifications', and 'Sham Trials'. He holds a bunch of reins attached to the necks of the men dragging the carriage, on whose faces are fixed, propitiatory grins. From his pockets issue a volume inscribed 'Blackstone', and a paper: 'Bills unpaid'; he is Lonsdale's 'clerk and attorney', see BMSat 8156. Two of the men whom he drives say: "No Ropes equal to mine, at a dead pull and A glorious night for my Brewery". Another man is in rags. In front of the procession and on the extreme right walk two couples holding hands. These carry three banners, inscribed: 'The good Samaritan', 'The Lion The Lamb', and: 'The Blues are bound in Adamantine Chains But Freedom round each Yellow Mansion reigns.' One of the men says slyly to the woman he walks with: 'And makes the Farmers Wives & Daughters Game' This is a quotation from Peter Pindar's 'Commiserating Epistle to Lord Lonsdale', see BMSat 8003. The context is: 'Yet why should Hares, and Partridges, and Grouse, Alone be ravish'd from the Farmer's house ? - Go, Lonsdale, get an Act to raise thy fame, And make . . .' Behind the carriage (left) is a cheering crowd; they wave their hats frantically shouting, "Liberty, Huzza, Huzza." The man in the foreground is a sailor with a bludgeon. Over the door of one of the ruined cottages is a placard: 'To lett convenient lodgings.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on lower edge., and Matted to 56 x 71 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Jany. 20th, 1792, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Lonsdale, James Lowther, Earl of, 1736-1802
- Subject (Topic):
- Candles, Lawyers, Uniforms, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The pacific entrance of Earl-Wolf into Blackhaven [graphic].
29. The rival queens, or, A political heat for Rege & Grege [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 February 1789]
- Call Number:
- 789.02.01.01.1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two stout ladies, dressed in long gowns, confront each other. Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) with her second the Prince of Wales faces in a confident manner the scowling and clumsy Mrs. Schwellenberg whose second, Pitt offers her a lemon. The furious German woman holds a massive sceptre in both her hands raised above her head ready to strick her opponent. All the figures have speech bubbles above their heads referencing the rights of the people, the Prince's morganatic marriage, Catholics, and the issue of money going to Germany
- Alternative Title:
- Political heat for Rege & Grege and Political heat for Rege and Grege
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from later state. Cf. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times. London, Chatto and Windus, [1873?], p. 107., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of subtitle., Earlier state, with the Prince of Wales's uncensored speech. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7501., and Watermark: L Taylor.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby 1, 1789, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Schwellenberg, Elizabeth Juliana, ca 1728-1797
- Subject (Topic):
- Marriage, Regency, Censorship, Crucifixes, Fighting, Lemons, Royal marriages, British, and Scepters
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The rival queens, or, A political heat for Rege & Grege [graphic].
30. The rival queens, or, A political heat for Rege & Grege [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 February 1789]
- Call Number:
- 789.02.01.01.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two stout ladies, dressed in long gowns, confront each other. Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) with her second the Prince of Wales faces in a confident manner the scowling and clumsy Mrs. Schwellenberg whose second, Pitt offers her a lemon. The furious German woman holds a massive sceptre in both her hands raised above her head ready to strick her opponent. All the figures have speech bubbles above their heads referencing the rights of the people, the Prince's morganatic marriage, Catholics, and the issue of money going to Germany
- Alternative Title:
- Political heat for Rege & Grege and Political heat for Rege and Grege
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Later state with the Prince's speech censored., Temporary local subject terms: Morganatic marriages: Prince of Wales's to Mrs. Fitzherbert -- Ficticious duels: Mrs. Fitzherbert and Mrs. Schwellenberg -- Allusion to Regency crisis, 1788 -- Lemons -- Literature: travesty of Nathaniel Lee's The rival queens., Watermark: Portal & Bridges., and Mounted to 27 x 38 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby 1, 1789, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Schwellenberg, Elizabeth Juliana, ca 1728-1797
- Subject (Topic):
- Marriage, Regency, Censorship, Crucifixes, Fighting, Lemons, Royal marriages, British, and Scepters
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The rival queens, or, A political heat for Rege & Grege [graphic].
31. The salute vide the parade / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [10 July 1797]
- Call Number:
- 797.07.10.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An officer (left) on a charger, evidently General Davies, see BMSat 9442, directed to the right, takes the salute from three officers who march (right to left) past him. The first, sabre in hand, point downwards, holds his left hand across the front of his high cocked hat. A young officer follows, carrying a standard of the Union flag with the White Horse of Hanover and a crown. The third marches with almost closed eyes and sword held point upwards. A crowd of amused spectators backed by a high wall forms a background."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Emblems: royal crown -- White horse of Hanover.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. July 10th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Davies, Thomas, approximately 1737-1812
- Subject (Topic):
- Military parades & ceremonies, Flags, British, Military uniforms, and Spectators
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The salute vide the parade / [graphic]
32. The triumphant Britons [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [8 March 1780]
- Call Number:
- 780.03.08.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A bayonet charge of British soldiers (right) against Spaniards and Frenchmen (left). The Spaniards, wearing feathered hats, are fleeing unarmed. A thin Frenchman dressed as a petit-maitre staggers back in alarm, his arms outstretched, one hand on the shoulder of an equally terrified Spaniard. A Spaniard in cloak and slashed doublet has fallen to the ground and tries to shelter behind the Frenchman; coins apparently from his pockets lie on the ground beside him. The British advancing with bayonets are led by an officer who holds a sword raised to strike; a soldier holds a British flag."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. March 8th, 1780, by H. Humphrey, New Bond St.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Foreign relations, Soldiers, British, Military standards, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The triumphant Britons [graphic].
33. Very slippy-weather [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [10 February 1808]
- Call Number:
- 808.02.10.06
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- In front of Humphrey's print shop window, a man sits on the pavement, having fallen backwards; his legs are splayed up, his wig is falling off, and coins spill from his pockets. The man's predicament is unobserved by four men studying the Gillray prints displayed in the shop window, each identifiable: a gentleman with a quizzing glass held to his eye; a military officer; a coachman; and a young dustman carrying a pair of skates under his arm, his nose eaten away by syphilis. From the cobblestone street a dog looks at the man. Through the shop door, two men, one an obese cleric, are shown examining a print
- Alternative Title:
- St. James's Street
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One of a set of seven weather-themed prints with the same signature and imprint, all etched by Gillray from drawings by Sneyd. See British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd February 10th, 1808, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London
- Subject (Name):
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817.
- Subject (Topic):
- City & town life, Clergy, Coach drivers, Falling, Merchandise displays, Military officers, British, Older people, People associated with commercial & service activities, Prints, Syphilis, Stores & shops, Thermometers, Weather, Window displays, and Printing industry
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Very slippy-weather [graphic]