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1. Here we go up up up and there he goes down down downe [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1831]
- Call Number:
- 831.00.00.50
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satire of the 1832 Reform Bill, with a see-saw with the Crown as the fulcrum. At the center is William IV, waving the Union flag; to the right is Lord Grey, seated on the lever, helping William balance with a scroll marked 'Union', with John Bull standing underneath, wedging the lever up with the 'Reform Bill'; and to the right the Duke of Wellington tumbles backwards as the lever breaks under the weight of him and two huge scrolls marked 'Anti Reform'.
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Date from dealer's description., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Laid on canvas backing.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by O. Hodgson, 10 Cloth Fair
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament
- Subject (Topic):
- Reform, Politics and government, John Bull (Symbolic character), Seesaws, Crowns, Flags, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Here we go up up up and there he goes down down downe [graphic].
2. John Bull's visit to the Court Theatre to see and hear the famous German prima donna [graphic]
- Creator:
- Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1833]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "First panel: John Bull on the point of paying to attend the Queen's concert; policeman and Duke of Wellington dressed like a soldier; second panel: the Queen, dressed like a poor German woman, singing and playing an instrument like a sausage with a groom."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Titles from item., Initials of printmaker Charles Jameson Grant in lower left corner of first panel of design., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Design consists of two panels side by side, each individually titled., Wood engraving with letterpress text., Text centered beneath the titles of the two panels: Don't talk of Madame Malibran after this., Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of imprint and series statement. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Numbered "89" twice in brown ink, in top portion of each panel of design., and No. 89.
- Publisher:
- Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
- Subject (Name):
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 and Adelaide, Queen, consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792-1849
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character), Soldiers, British, Police, Singing, Musicial instruments, and Brooms & brushes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > John Bull's visit to the Court Theatre to see and hear the famous German prima donna [graphic]
3. The omni-buss [graphic]
- Creator:
- Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 October 1829]
- Call Number:
- 829.10.15.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Wellington drives a large new coach pulled by three horses with human heads. He is dressed in a a triple-caped greatcoat and broad brimmed hat and flicks the long whip with skill on the backs of the horses depicted with the heads of John Bull and on either side, stock characters of an Irishman and Scotsman wearing traditional hats. They ride on a road labelled "national debt' as the horses hoves sink in the mud labelled "sinking fund." Peel rides behind in the conductor's seat. One of the four curtains on the windows of the omnibus is pulled aside to reveal George IV about to kiss Lady Conyngham. The splash board of the new omnibus is painted with the gold initials 'GR' and a crown
- Alternative Title:
- Omnibus
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Printseller's announcement following publication statement: sole publisher of WH's etchings.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Oct. 15th, 1829, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
- Subject (Topic):
- Catholics, Catholic emancipation, Debts, public, John Bull (Symbolic character), Economic conditions, Buses, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The omni-buss [graphic]