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73. The royal ass [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [20 May 1780]
- Call Number:
- 780.05.20.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Title from item. and Imperfect; trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pub accg. to act, May 20, 1780 by M Darly (39) Strand
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Markham, William, 1719-1807., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., and Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
- Subject (Topic):
- Donkeys, Devil, and Crowns
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The royal ass [graphic]
74. The state tinkers [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [10 February 1780]
- Call Number:
- 780.02.10.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Three men with mallet, hammer, and chisel are breaking an enormous bowl which is already much damaged, cracked, and patched. The bowl is supported on its end by a block (left) on which stand two of the tinkers. On the ground (right) kneels Lord North, working on the interior of the bowl with a hammer and chisel. On the ground beside him is a paper inscribed "Ld North". Behind the bowl (left), and about to strike it with a large mallet, a man dressed as an artisan stands on a block; a paper in his pocket is inscribed "Ld Sandwich" and pasted on the wall behind his head is a "List of the Navy". Next him, wielding a hammer and chisel, is a man dressed as a military officer; the "Plan of Minden" on the wall behind his head shows that he is Lord George Germain. Behind North, his hands raised in pleased surprise, stands George III, wearing a feathered turban surmounted by a crown, probably intended to indicate that he is behaving like an oriental despot, see BMSat 5544-7. Over his shoulder looks Bute in tartan, also smiling, his right hand raised, as if admonishing the king. Beneath the title is engraved: "The National Kettle, which once was a good one, For boiling of Mutton, of Beef, & of Pudding, By the fault of the Cook, was quite out of repair, When the Tinkers were sent for, - Behold them & Stare. The Master he thinks, they are wonderful Clever, And cries out in raptures, 'tis done! now or never! Yet sneering the Tinkers their old Trade pursue, In stopping of one Hole - they're sure to make Two.""--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd Feby. 10th, 1780, by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785., and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Tinsmithing
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The state tinkers [graphic].
75. The unfortunate ass [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [11 March 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.03.11.04+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- George III and Charles Fox tug at the ropes attached to the nose of a donkey representing "the people" and heavily loaded with sacks inscribed, "taxes," as it approaches the fork in a road. The King pulls it toward the "Road to Absolute Monarchy" as written on a sign post while Fox counters by pulling toward the "Road to Republicanism" (also on a sign post). In the distance behind the donkey is a third sign, "road to aristocracy," a reference to William Pitt
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. as [the] Act directs March 11, 1784 by W. Humphrey, 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Donkeys, Traffic signs & signals, and Tug of war
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The unfortunate ass [graphic].
76. The up & down, or, Wheel of admi-ration [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [17 April 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.04.17.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A large dredger-like wheel with four scoops stands in front of a building, possibly the Treasury, guarded by two mounted sentries. The Devil standing on the King's bent back, turns the crank. On the right, Lord Shelburne sits on the ground after being tossed out of the wheel together with his companions, most likely Dunning and Barré, saying, "Look what a crush a Pretty decent Tumble." On the left, two new Secretaries of State, Fox, with a fox's head, and North, lead on reins attached to his nose the Duke of Portland, the new prime minister. Fox, with broken leg, his hand on North's arm for support, complains that the "... late tumble hath Crippled me quite ..." North pledges help on condition that "you shall hold me fast in my Place." Behind them, Burke, with one arm in a sling, runs after them voicing his own need to join the coalition. His and Fox's "injuries" were suffered in the previous 'tumble' when Shelburne formed his administration
- Alternative Title:
- Up and down and Wheel of administration
- Description:
- Title from item. and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by E. Dachery, April 17, 1783, St. James' Street
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
- Subject (Topic):
- Dredges, British, and Devil
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The up & down, or, Wheel of admi-ration [graphic].
77. The votes of compulsion, or, The magpye candidates [graphic]
- Creator:
- Brown, J., fl. 1784, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Ap. 6, 1784.
- Call Number:
- 784.04.06.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- On the left stands a vertically divided figure of Lord Hood on its right and Sir Cecil Wray on its left, the ministerial candidates in the Westminster election. Lord Hood holds an ensign's flag with an incomplete St. Andrew's cross and a broken scepter on it. Sir Cecil holds a spear with a magpie sitting on its top. From the right of the image, the King, with the scepter in his hand and the crown suspended above his head, drives two reluctant electors toward the figure of the candidates, vowing that the election results will be as he commanded
- Alternative Title:
- Magpye candidates and Magpie candidates
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 29 x 41 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by W. Stafford, Oxford Mart
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, England, and Westminster
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816., and Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Political elections, Scepters, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The votes of compulsion, or, The magpye candidates [graphic]
78. Whiggism, or, Master Billy learning his task [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Jany. 19th, 1784.
- Call Number:
- 784.01.19.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Lord Thurlow depicted as a schoolmaster is seated on the left. He wears an enormous wig, and holds in his left hand the book "A new guide to India" and in his right a birch rod. Facing him stands Pitt dressed as a young girl, with a key (to the Treasury) hanging from her belt. On the wall behind them hangs a portait of the King labelled "a great Whig", a bust of Fox labelled "a true Whig" on top of a bookcase containing Newbery's Works, and a map with the face of Shelburne titled "a false Whig." The "h" in the first word of the title is inserted above the "i".
- Alternative Title:
- Master Billy learning his task and Wiggism, or, Master Billy learning his task
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Pubd for S.W. as the act directs, by J. Cattermoul, No. 376 Oxford Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England.
- Subject (Name):
- Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government and Bookcases
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Whiggism, or, Master Billy learning his task [graphic]
79. [Apollo crowning George III as patron of the arts] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- MDCCLXIX [1769]
- Call Number:
- Drawer 769.00.00.80
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Collection of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in England
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Title page from a volume, the title of which is printed in letterpress above image: A collection of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in England. Published by John Boydell. Volume the first ..., Watermark., and With sig. a1, including preface on recto and list of prints on verso.
- Publisher:
- Printed for the editor
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Apollo crowning George III as patron of the arts] [graphic]
80. [Sir William Herschel exhibiting his great telescope to George III at Slough 1782] [art original].
- Creator:
- Richards, John Inigo, 1731-1810, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1782]
- Call Number:
- Drawings R514 no. 1 Box D207
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- King George III is standing with a woman holding a parasol (possibly Herschel's sister and assistant Caroline) observing two men operating a massive 40 ft. reflecting telescope suspended in a complex framework of wooden supports, cables, pulleys, and wheels
- Description:
- Title, date, and artist supplied by cataloger. and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Slough (England)
- Subject (Name):
- Herschel, William, 1738-1822. and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
- Subject (Topic):
- Reflecting telescopes, Telescopes, Astronomical instruments, and Astronomy
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Sir William Herschel exhibiting his great telescope to George III at Slough 1782] [art original].
81. [The horse-stealer] [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1770]
- Call Number:
- 770.07.00.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Plate from: The Freeholder's magazine, or, Monthly chronicle of liberty, v. 2? (1770)., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Trades: farriers -- Crimes: horse-stealing -- Orders: Star of the Garter.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. and Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790
- Subject (Topic):
- Blacksmithing, Occupations, and Robberies
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The horse-stealer] [graphic]