Title from item., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Engraved broadside with an etching at top and two columns of verse below., The verse begins: Since moderation is so much in vogue ..., and Unidentified contemporary signature in upper left corner on verso.
A broadside illustrated with engraved head-and-shoulders portraits of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold at top of sheet followed by 29 lines of letterpress text mourning the death of the Charlotte on November 6th, 1817
Description:
Title from beginning of letterpress text., Portraits at top have the engraved captions "Princess Charlotte" and "Prince Leopold.", Biographical details immediately above lower border., "Price one shilling."--Below lower border., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
published not identified
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817,, and Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865,
An anti-Napoleon broadside including an engraved, cartographic bust of Napoleon above two columns of letterpress in Dutch, German, English and French. The face of Napoleon is formed of carcases of war victims: on the collar are waves of the sea; a "hand" is placed as the epaulet while on the cuff is 'R' (for Regent), round the wrist 'Honi Soit ', on the fingers are the letters 'A', 'R', 'P', 'S', 'E' (for the Allies). A drawing the Rhenish Confedracy [sic] under the flimsy symbol of the cobweb: and the "spider" is a symbolic emblem of the vigilance of the Allies
Description:
Title from letterpress caption above text., The name "Napoleon" appears four times below image, above each section in Dutch, English, French, and German. Text in English begins: The first, and last, by the wrath of Heaven Emperor of the Jacobins ..., Engraved image of Napoleon: plate mark 22.7 x 15.9 cm., The satirical Napoleon portrait is a copy of the original by Voltz; Cf. No. 12177 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., Place and date of publication based on English-language version of the print published in London by Ackermann in 1814; Cf. No. 12202 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Caption title., A report on a speech of Lord Brougham, who led Queen Caroline’s defence during her trial at the House of Lords between August and November 1820., First line: This day her Majesty did not arrive in St. James's-square till twelve o-clock ..., and Partially edge-mounted. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
H. Ruff, printer
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 and Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868.
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Published / Created:
[after 1827]
Call Number:
File 652 F852 827
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Speech of his late Royal Highness the Duke of York in the House of Lords, April 25th, 1825
Description:
Caption title., Handbill with ornamental border, printed in gold., Possibly issued by the Protestant Union as they had a copy printed in gold on vellum for presentation to the Duke., The Duke of York declared his opposition to any Catholic concession with a speech in the House of Lords was greeted by anti-Emancipationists as the charter of their cause. Following the Duke’s intervention, emancipation for Catholics had to wait for the Catholic Relief Act passed in 1829., and For further information, consult library staff.