Design in an oval, with the Prince of Wales shown half-length and in profile facing right, holding a fox in his arms which are crossed over his breast. A dialogue bubble from the fox's mouth says, "I shall get through at last."
Description:
Title etched below image., Possibly a reissue of a plate published in the Hibernian magazine, 1785, p. 57., and Date based on the publication date of a similar print in the Hibernian magazine.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
A scene with a 22 member parliamentary committee examining the conduct of Christopher Atkinson (a.k.a. Savile), employed by the Navy Victualling Board and accused of malfeasance. All the figures are numbered, and Atkinson stands at the right. Other identifiable figures include the chairman Samuel Whitbread (no. 1), Bamber Gascoyne and Montague Burgoyne
Alternative Title:
V Committee framing a report and Victualling Committee framing a report
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Later state, with the undescore line following V removed from title., 1 print : etching & stipple engraving on wove paper ; sheet 25 x 36 cm., and Mounted to 29 x 46 cm with Bowditch's notes on mounting sheet.
Publisher:
Pubd. according to Act of Parliament Augt. 12th, 1782, by C. Atkinson, and sold in Mark Lane ...
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Savile, Christopher, approximately 1739-1819, Whitbread, Samuel, 1720-1796, Gascoyne, Bamber, 1725-1791, and Burgoyne, Montagu, 1750-1836
A scene with a 22 member parliamentary committee examining the conduct of Christopher Atkinson (a.k.a. Savile), employed by the Navy Victualling Board and accused of malfeasance. All the figures are numbered, and Atkinson stands at the right. Other identifiable figures include the chairman Samuel Whitbread (no. 1), Bamber Gascoyne and Montague Burgoyne
Alternative Title:
V Committee framing a report and Victualling Committee framing a report
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Later state, with the undescore line following V removed from title., and This impression printed on pale blue paper.
Publisher:
Pubd. according to Act of Parliament Augt. 12th, 1782, by C. Atkinson, and sold in Mark Lane ...
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Savile, Christopher, approximately 1739-1819, Whitbread, Samuel, 1720-1796, Gascoyne, Bamber, 1725-1791, and Burgoyne, Montagu, 1750-1836
Image depicts a 22-member parliamentary committee examining the conduct of Christopher Atkinson (a.k.a. Savile), employed by the Navy Victualling Board and accused of malfeasance. All the figures are numbered, and Atkinson stands at the right. Other identifiable figures include the chairman Samuel Whitbread (no. 1), Bamber Gascoyne and Montague Burgoyne
Alternative Title:
Victualling Committee framing a report
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from description in the British Museum catalogue of a later state., On one sheet with letterpress broadside song, The committee : a new song for the year 1782. First line: I. All you, who would guess at the word call'd committee ..., Probably an early state, with underscore line following V present in title, of a plate from which this line was later removed. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 6021., and Watermark with initials L V G below.
Publisher:
Pubd. according to Act of Parliament Augt. 12th, 1782, by C. Atkinson, and sold in Mark Lane ...
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Savile, Christopher, ca. 1739-1819, Whitbread, Samuel, 1720-1796, Gascoyne, Bamber, 1725-1791, and Burgoyne, Montagu, 1750-1836
An E.O. or roulette table lies broken in the street as four men attack it with mallets and other tools. Two attackers, the Bow Street magistrates Addington and Wright, are depicted with donkey's heads. Three constables are also shown, one attempting to stop the violence, the other two joining in the attack. A commentary on the enforcement of anti-gaming laws
Alternative Title:
Westminster just-asses a braying and Downfall of the E.O. table
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Text below title: NB. The jack-asses are to be indemnified for all the mischief they do, by the bulls & bears of the city.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 26th, 1782, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Addington, William, Sir, -1811, Wright, Sampson, Sir, -1793, and Bond, John, active 1782
Subject (Topic):
Vandalism, Donkeys, Judges, Gambling, and Clothing & dress
Leaf 105. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Full-length view of a caricature of a man (a dandy), standing and facing left, with his hands in his pockets; a hat with tassel covers his hair worn in an elaborate plait. He wears a long coat over a spotted vest and breeches, checked stockings, and low shoes with buckles
Alternative Title:
Academic macaroni
Description:
Title etched below image., Possibly engraved after a 1773 drawing by W. Hutchinson with the same title and nearly identical design in reverse; Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1865,1014.459., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Third of three plates on leaf 105.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Topic):
College teachers, Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Students, Hairstyles, and Mortarboards (Caps)
Leaf 98. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Caricature portrait of a man in profile to the right. He is smiling and holds up in his left hand a coin with a head inscribed "OTHO EMP". In his right hand is a cane with a chased handle. He wears spectacles, a large flowing curled wig, an oddly-shaped cap decorated with a pair of horns like those worn on medieval women's head-dresses, an old-fashioned heavily-trimmed coat, a long brocade waistcoat and boots (which appear to date from the 17th century) with large spurs. His sword has a crescent-shaped hilt. Perhaps intended for Jeremiah Milles (1714-84), Dean of Exeter and president of the Society of Antiquaries 1768-84."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 6" in upper left corner and "15" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to an Emperor Otto -- Canes -- Curled wig -- Weapons: Sword with a crescent shaped hilt -- Male dress: 17th-century boots with spurs -- Cap with projecting horns., Third of three plates on leaf 98., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.5 x 12.5 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs Sepr. 9, 1773, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Leaf 98. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Caricature portrait of a man in profile to the right. He is smiling and holds up in his left hand a coin with a head inscribed "OTHO EMP". In his right hand is a cane with a chased handle. He wears spectacles, a large flowing curled wig, an oddly-shaped cap decorated with a pair of horns like those worn on medieval women's head-dresses, an old-fashioned heavily-trimmed coat, a long brocade waistcoat and boots (which appear to date from the 17th century) with large spurs. His sword has a crescent-shaped hilt. Perhaps intended for Jeremiah Milles (1714-84), Dean of Exeter and president of the Society of Antiquaries 1768-84."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 6" in upper left corner and "15" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to an Emperor Otto -- Canes -- Curled wig -- Weapons: Sword with a crescent shaped hilt -- Male dress: 17th-century boots with spurs -- Cap with projecting horns., Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials LVG below., and Mounted to 49 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs Sepr. 9, 1773, by MDarly, 39 Strand
The crowded interior of the Assembly Rooms at Bagnigge Wells. In a foreground a dandy escorts a pretty young woman carrying a fur muff. She beckons to another man who wears a sword and bows. On the left a small boy dispenses tea
Alternative Title:
Humors of Bagnigge Wells
Description:
Title etched below image., Cf. No. 5090 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Mounted to 28 x 38 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, England, and London
Subject (Topic):
Health resorts, Social life and customs, Couples, Dandies, English, Springs, Tableware, Interiors, and Clothing & dress