- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [3 March 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.03.03.02+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- In a room reminiscent of a magician's study, the King, dressed in a cloak as Friar Bacon (a necromancer of popular fable), evokes visions of the royal power while the brazen head speaks. Each vision is represented by a large medallion inscribed, "Constitution," and shows a different balance of power between the king and both houses of Parliament. On the left, Fox, Burke, and North, peek in through an open door, appearing alarmed. On the right, a number of men walk down the "back stairs." The first of them, carrying a conspirator's lantern and led by the devil, is Lord Temple
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 28 x 41 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. March 3d, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294., and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Wizards, Magic, and Devil
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A peep into Friar Bacon's study [graphic].
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- Creator:
- Nixon, John, -1818, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1785]
- Call Number:
- 785.00.00.11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A man sits a tavern table facing left, his right arm raised as if making a strong point. On the table is tankard filled with a large head of froth; on the tankard are etched the words "Spotted Dog Holy Well sc." From his pocket a rolled document with the heading "Burke on oecon[omy]."
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Five lines of text below image: You may talk what you will of Mustor Pitt's wirtues, but I will maintain it, that Muster Burke Gemmen is the most wirtuous honest man in the King's dominions, if he had his won very Gemmem we shoud not be Burthern'd withe such vicked txes, but zounds, Mr. Burke Gemmen caunt carry the whole House of Commons in his belly., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to Edmund Burke -- Allusion to Burke's speech on public economy, 11 February 1780 -- Allusion to William Pitt's tax proposals, 1784., and Ms. annotation in lower left, below image: John Nixon 1785.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797. and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Taxation, Politics and government, Beer, Debates, Drinking vessels, and Taverns (Inns)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A red-hot politician [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [20 March 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.03.20.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- William Pitt, leaning on a large anchor, holds his left hand over the diminutive figures of Charles Fox and Lord North who are shown as 'nobodies,' with their heads resting on top of their breeches. From a cloud over Pitt's irradiated head extends a hand holding a star on a ribbon signifying a "reward of virtue." Above Fox's and North's heads, a grouping of oriental-looking "air castles on an improved plan" floats on another cloud, as a reminder of the defeat of Fox's East India bill
- Alternative Title:
- Political nobodies
- Description:
- Title from item. and Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Published 20th March 1784, by G. Humphrey, No. 48 Long Acre, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Anchors, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Britain's hope, or, The political nobodies [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [24 March 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.03.24.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- On the left, Charles Fox, dressed as an Oriental prince, lies on the ground having fallen off an elephant who has the face of Lord North; Fox's dice and dice box are scattered on the pavement. In the speech bubble above his head: "Perdition, take thee for the chanse is thing." To his right, William Pitt sits astride the elephant who stands facing the entrance to the East India House; Pitt holds offers in his left hand a "New India Bill" and holds three others under his arm and in his pocket: "Stamp [...] act", "Sup ... lies", and "Military Act ...". In the background there is a gap between the two buildings
- Alternative Title:
- Billy's triumph and Carlo Khan dethroned
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd as the act directs March 24th 1784 by S. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- East India Company, Politics and government, Costumes, Indian, and Elephants
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Carlo Khan dethron'd, or, Billy's triumph [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [6 February 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.02.06.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- George III, seated in an open car pushed across the clouds by Pitt, Thurlow, the Duke of Richmond, and Lord Sydney, aims a "thunder of dissolution" at the Coalition ministers represented by Fox, Lord North, and Burke, who fall backwards into the abyss and flames below the clouds
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed mostly within plate mark., and Mounted to 28 x 41 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. as [the] act directs, Feby. 6, 1784 by B. Walwyn No. 9 Pedlars Acre West Bridge
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800., and Zeus (Greek deity)
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government and Carriages & coaches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Dissolution [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [2 March 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.03.02.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Charles Fox, in an armor with shield and spear and a barber's basin for a helmet, marches towards the "Treasurey" building that has windmill sails on it with Pitt's head at their center. Fox is encouraged in his endeavor by a timid-looking Lord North who pats his posterior
- Alternative Title:
- Don Quixote and his squire Sancho attacking a windmill
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 29 x 33 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd as the act directs, March 2d 1784 by S. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., and Quixote, Don (Fictitious character)
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Windmills, Armor, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Don Quixote & his squire Sancho attacking a windmill [graphic].
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [26 Ferburary 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.02.26.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- William Pitt, riding a rocking horse, contemplates the locked gate to the "Treasury" in front of him. In his left hand he holds a whip inscribed, "prerogative," followed by the words, "pro me." Under his right arm is a "Royal primer" and the horse's rockers are inscribed, "despotism" and "aristocracy." A blast of foul air from his buttocks, signed, "my honor," is directed at the face of Charles Fox behind him. Pointing to the Treasury building, Fox proclaims service for the country to be his motivation
- Alternative Title:
- His triumphal entry into Downing Street
- Description:
- Title from item.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Feb. 26, 1784, by W. Welles, No. 132 Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Hobby horses, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Master Billy's hobby-horse, or, His triumphal entry into Downing Street [graphic]
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 March 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.03.04.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- At the top of a ladder placed against the House of Commons and inscribed, "back stairs," stands a female figure of Folly in a fool's cap, with a flag signed "aristocracy." Below her, a man attempts to pull down a stone from the frieze with a grappling hook. Behind him, a smiling Pitt with one foot on a rung, "new mi[nister]," encourages his supporters to follow. Next climbs Lord Temple carrying a conspirator's lantern and a flag, "omnipot[ent] anarc[hy]." Under the ladder, others demolish the wall. On the left, Lord North and Charles Fox try to support the loosened "SPQB" frieze with a beam inscribed, "constitutional advice." An indignant-looking female figure of Wisdom advises Pitt and his followers to reconsider their action."
- Alternative Title:
- Demolition of St. Stephs. Chapel and Demolition of St. Stephen's Chapel
- Description:
- Title from item. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pub. March 4, 1784, by W. Wells, N. 132 Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Fools' caps, Liberty cap, Ladders, Demolition, and Cobblestone streets
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Popular frenzy, or, The demolition of St. Stephs. Chapel [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker, publisher
- Published / Created:
- [January 1789]
- Call Number:
- 789.01.00.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A fox, wearing a coat, hangs in profile to the right from a very high gibbet. His large brush is inscribed 'Hereditary Right' (cf. British Museum Satires 7381); he is excreting, the ordure being inscribed 'Run my Mead'. Above the gibbet is a scroll: 'The Man of the People High in Office'. Three women caper delightedly round the foot of the gallows: Justice (with the head of Thurlow) (left), with her scales evenly balanced, but with her bandage pushed up so that she can see, and holding her sword against her shoulder, its blade inscribed 'Household' continued; she sings, "Let's joyful Dance and merry Sing". Britannia (right) sings "for Ch--l--y [Fox] is quite the thing"; her shield is inscribed 'No Peers No Pensions', an allusion to the Regency Restrictions. Her profile appears to be intended for that of Pitt. Liberty, with the head of Wilkes, squinting violently, who is between the other two, cries "Huzza". The cap of Liberty (on its staff) is inscribed with the City arms and the motto 'Address', in reference to the City address of thanks to Pitt and the Ministry for maintaining the right of Parliament in the establishment of a regency."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Date at end of imprint statement is illegible; date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Removed from backing with remnants of blue paper on verso.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by W. Dent and Sold by W. Moore, Oxford St.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain. Parliament., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, and Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character), Regency, Politics and government, Gallows, Justice, and Liberty
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Revolution pillar [graphic].
- Creator:
- Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- March 11th, 1784.
- Call Number:
- 784.03.11.02.1+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- William Pitt, dressed in a tunic tied with "Cestus of virtue" and a helmet inscribed, "Wisdom," and decorated with feathers and laurel wreath, stands between two lion-like beasts with the faces of Lord North and Charles Fox. North rears up as Pitt pulls on his tongue with forceps. On the opposite side, Fox lies on the ground bleeding from his mouth while Pitt holds a heart inscribed, "Indostan," above his body. A crown labeled, "Asia," fallen from Fox's head, lies at Pitt's feet. The title refers to freedom of the City given Pitt by the Grocers' Guild
- Alternative Title:
- Force of virtue and London prentice
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Original issue of no. 6447 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., and Mounted to 28 x 40 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. as the act directs, by J. Cattermoul, No. 376, Oxford Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Crowns, and Monsters
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The London 'prentice, or, The force of virtue [graphic]