"A dying and aged man reclines in an arm-chair, facing his lawyer who is writing at a table, evidently on the will; beside him is a treasure-chest. A pretty young woman leans over the scarcely conscious man, taking his chin, while her lover, a young military officer wearing a cocked hat, watches her through an eye-glass from behind the curtains of a bed."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state.
Alternative Title:
Will of her own
Description:
A copy of a Rowlandson watercolor. See British Museum catalogue., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 408., Date of publication based on earlier state with the imprint "Published by Reeve and Jones, No. 7 Vere Strt., Novr. 1, 1808." See British Museum catalogue., Later state, with a darker and thinner aquatint border replacing a lighter border that had probably worn from the plate. For an earlier state, see no. 11117 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of imprint., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist.
"John Bull (right), an obese 'cit', is addressed by a group of citizens, less obese, but much caricatured. Their spokesman says: "You must know, Mr Bull, we are a Society of Odd Fellows who had a lodge in Downing Street, and were robb'd of our Cash and accounts, notwithstanding we met at the Kings Head and so near the Treasury too! - is not it very hard - however we have left Downing Street intirely!" John, his hands under his coat-tails, answers: "All I have to say my good Friends is this - I am very sorry for you but I must own I am of opinion if some more Odd Fellows in Downing Street were to quit theire situations it would be very much to my advantage!" They stand in 'Bird Cage Walk', the name being on a piece of paper on the ground. Behind are railings in front of trees behind which are the towers of Westminster Abbey. On the right 'Downing Street' is indicated, abutting on the 'Treasury', on the extreme right, with a sentry before the building."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state.
Alternative Title:
Odd Fellows from Downing Street complaining to John Bull
Description:
Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 88., Later state; imprint has been completely burnished from plate., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 3., Plate numbered "168" in upper right corner., Publication information inferred from earlier state with the imprint "Pubd. June 4, 1808, by Thos. Tegg, N. 111 Cheapside." Cf. No. 10988 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Johnstone, Henry Arthur--Ownership., Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character)--Caricatures and cartoons.
"An elopement. A fat woman has fallen on her back from a ladder, knocking down her lover, who lies on his back beneath her. He wears military uniform. Both scream angrily, and a dog (left) barks at her. The ladder, one rung of which is broken, leans against a first-floor window (left) from which the husband looks out, holding a candle. Behind (right), a laughing postilion holds open the door of a post-chaise. A full moon with grinning features looks down from clouds. A lamp projects from the corner of the house."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Date of publication from British Museum catalogue and Grego., Plate numbered "289" in upper right corner., Reissue, with the year of publication crossed out in imprint statement. For the original issue with the intact imprint "Pubd. Decer. 24, 1808, by Thos. Tegg, No. 11 [sic] Cheapside," see: Royal Collection Trust, RCIN 810732., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
"Four designs on one plate, without dividing lines. [1] 'The Cockney Petition! - Enter - Mr Noodle & Mr Doodle - .' The King sits on the throne on a small round dais, in back view, only his left hand, r. elbow (with the sceptre) and feet being visible. Two petitioners, hat in hand, bow low, in profile to the right and to the left. ... [2] 'The Westminster Petition - a kick-out from Wimbleton.' The would-be petitioners have invaded Horne Tooke's bedroom, and are being kicked out by Burdett. Tooke lies in bed ... The head of his bed is decorated with (guardian) angels (cf. BMSat 8132). Burdett, flourishing a (breaking) 'Club of Reform' [cf. BMSat 10742], kicks Sheridan behind, and tries to close the door (r.) on them ... He holds the arm of a stout, plainly dressed man and hurries from the room, as, more furtively, does Bosville. ... Beside the bed (l.) is a commode decorated with a bonnet rouge, and strewn with torn newspapers: 'Cobbetts Weekly Political Register', 'Morning Chronicle', 'Convention of Cintra', 'Times', 'Fodder'. [3] 'The Chelmsford Petition. - Broad-Bottom-Patriots [cf. BMSat 10530] addressing the Essex Calves!' Five men stand on a platform addressing an audience of calves, standing on their hind legs and waving bonnets rouges. The spokesman is the gouty St. Vincent, in uniform, supported on a stick, and pounding with his clenched fist. ... Next Vincent (r.) is Lord Temple, holding out the 'Essex Petition - Horrid Convention - Ministers Firing the Park Guns - Armistice in French lang[uage]'. Behind stand Petty, waving his hat and shouting "Bravo", and Windham. ... [4] '- The Middlesex-Petition! - Hackney Orators inspiring the Independent Blue & Buff Intent -.' A group stands on a platform (r.) above a cheering mob. The speaker is a barrister in wig and gown, Clifford (see BMSat 10708, 11430); he holds up the Middlesex Petition and shouts ... Under his legs is his hat in which are two bottles of Por[t]. He rests his right. hand on Paull's shoulder. On his left. is George Byng, M.P. Middlesex (resembling Lord Spenser), clasping his hat, and looking admiringly at him. Behind (r.) is a man writing on sheets held in his hand. On the extreme left. is a stout man wearing a cocked hat; the others are scarcely characterized. ..."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Approximate date of publication from British Museum catalogue. and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos,--Duke of,--1776-1839--Caricatures and cartoons., Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville,--Marquess of,--1753-1813--Caricatures and cartoons., Burdett, Francis,--1770-1844--Caricatures and cartoons., Byng, George,--1764-1847--Caricatures and cartoons., Clifford, Henry,--1768-1813--Caricatures and cartoons., George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher., Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice,--Marquess of,--1780-1863--Caricatures and cartoons., Paull, James,--1770-1808--Caricatures and cartoons., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley,--1751-1816--Caricatures and cartoons., St. Vincent, John Jervis,--Viscount,--1735-1823--Caricatures and cartoons., Tooke, John Horne,--1736-1812--Caricatures and cartoons., Waithman, Robert,--1764-1833--Caricatures and cartoons., and Windham, William,--1750-1810--Caricatures and cartoons.
"Three quarter length portrait of a fop, head in profile to the left, looking through an eyeglass. Under his left arm is a stick."--British Museum catalogue.
Description:
Numbered "1" in upper left corner., Plate from: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808., Publisher and date of publication from engraved frontispiece to the volume; see no. 11155 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Stevens, George Alexander,--1710-1784.--Lecture on heads., Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
"A sailor by the sea-shore sits a horse that refuses to move; a dog snaps at its head. A fat woman (left) raises a broom to beat its hindquarters. On the left is an old-fashioned waterside inn with a notice: 'Neat Chaises and Saddle horses to lett by the Widow Cary'. At the door are sailors and their women, one of whom, flamboyantly dressed, stands with arms akimbo smoking a pipe. On the water are men-of-war at anchor."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
One of a group of prints on the topic of "miseries," etched by Rowlandson and issued in several series by Ackermann, that were later collected and published as the volume: Rowlandson, T. Miseries of human life. [London] : Published December 14, 1808, by R. Ackermann ..., [1808]. See British Museum catalogue and Grego., Printmaker's signature is etched below lower left corner of image; the year "1808" is etched within lower left corner of image., Publisher from the British Museum online catalogue., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
"An elderly ugly and obese 'cit', seated full face in an arm-chair, yawns cavernously, with closed eyes. He wears a nightcap. His comely and meretricious-looking young wife holds up her fingers above his head, to signify horns (cf. British Museum Satires No. 8809, &c), while she slips a letter into the hand of a handsome young military officer who stands in the doorway behind her, a finger on his nose."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state.
Description:
Also issued separately., Date of publication based on imprint, complete apart from a crossed-out (but still legible) year, on earlier state: Pubd. December 24, 1808, by Thos. Tegg, No. 11 [sic] Cheapside. Cf. No. 11145 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Later state; beginning of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Plate might have been published, perhaps in an earlier state, on 24 December 1809. See: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 168., Plate numbered "290" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Yawns -- Cuckhold., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Johnstone, Henry Arthur--Ownership., Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
"Many heads, grotesque and otherwise, are grouped round an oval space ... . The figures along the lower margin are half length, and look upwards. Some seem to be characters in a masquerade. They include (above): an ugly old parson preaching (the centre figure), flanked by a doctor sniffing a medicine-bottle, and a lawyer shouting from his 'Brief'. Above him is the head and arm of a soldier, in violent action, and with a skull (Death) grinning at his unconscious profile. There are also (inter multa alia) a pretty young woman with an infant, a grossly drink-blotched monk holding a bottle, a devil clasping a young woman wearing a small mask across her eyes, a witch with a broom, a Chinese, a Turk. ... This title-page is not used in either of two sets of the [Caricature] magazine inspected."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state.
Alternative Title:
Mirror of mirth
Description:
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Date from Grego; the British Museum catalogue suggests a date of 1809., For a proof state before letters, see no. 11458 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Probably a title page to: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?]., and Title from text in image.
Publisher:
Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher.
"Bust of an old man weeping, intended for Heraclitus."--British Museum catalogue.
Description:
Numbered "17" in upper left corner., Plate from: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808., Publisher and date of publication from engraved frontispiece to the volume; see no. 11155 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Stevens, George Alexander,--1710-1784.--Lecture on heads., Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.