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1. A warm birth for the old administration [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [2 April 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.04.02.02+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- George III sleeps on his throne while Fox introduces Lord North to the Devil pulling him by his neck cloth. On the right Sandwich and Germain, members of the previous administration, are being carried off by a demon through a doorway labelled Pandaemonium, as Mansfield and Bute are hurried in the same direction
- Alternative Title:
- Warm berth for the old administration
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Reissue, with altered date in imprint; originally published April 2, 1782, by W. Brown., Text etched below title: Take the wicked from before the king, & his throne shall be establish'd in righteousness., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 2d, 1783, by W. Humphrey
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796, and Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Devil, Sleeping, Thrones, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A warm birth for the old administration [graphic].
2. The state watchman discover'd by the genius of Britain studying plans for the reduction of America [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 10 Dec. 1781. and [approximately 1868?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 12. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A circular design. George III (or Lord North) asleep on a sofa. He is in profile to the left, his head falling forwards, his right arm resting on the back of the sofa, his right leg extended on the sofa, his left leg on the ground. Behind the sofa stand two figures: Britannia (left) holding the cap of liberty on its staff, while her right hand rests on the back of the sofa. An oval medallion ornamented with a St. George's cross hangs from her wrist, probably respresenting the arms of the City of London. She says "Am I thus Protected?" A small man leans on the back of the sofa saying "Hollo Neighbour! what are you asleep"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- State watchman discovered by the genius of Britain studying plans for the reduction of America
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Restrike, with erroneous signature "J. Gillray fecit" added below image in lower right. For original issue of the plate, see no. 5856 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 105., and On leaf 12 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by I. Jones and Field & Tuer
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, America., United States, and England
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Colonies, History, Britannia (Symbolic character), Sleeping, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The state watchman discover'd by the genius of Britain studying plans for the reduction of America [graphic]
3. The state watchman discover'd by the genius of Britain studying plans for the reduction of America [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 10 Dec. 1781.
- Call Number:
- 781.12.10.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A circular design. George III (or Lord North) asleep on a sofa. He is in profile to the left, his head falling forwards, his right arm resting on the back of the sofa, his right leg extended on the sofa, his left leg on the ground. Behind the sofa stand two figures: Britannia (left) holding the cap of liberty on its staff, while her right hand rests on the back of the sofa. An oval medallion ornamented with a St. George's cross hangs from her wrist, probably respresenting the arms of the City of London. She says "Am I thus Protected?" A small man leans on the back of the sofa saying "Hollo Neighbour! what are you asleep"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- State watchman discovered by the genius of Britain studying plans for the reduction of America
- Description:
- Title from item., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Place of publication from British Museum catalogue, which identifies the publisher as J. Jones of 103 Wardour Street, Soho., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by I. Jones
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, America., United States, and England
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Colonies, History, Britannia (Symbolic character), Sleeping, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The state watchman discover'd by the genius of Britain studying plans for the reduction of America [graphic].