The Bow Street magistrate and campaigner against gambling, Sampson Wright, is shown seated at a table being assailed by a man who has entered the door on the right. On the left another man (probably meant to be John Bond, Wright's clerk) expresses alarm, and on the right a dismayed youth wipes away a tear
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 44 x 29 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd by Bonde at the Thieftakers Office, Bow Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Wright, Sampson, Sir, -1793 and Bond, John, active 1782
Subject (Topic):
Threats, Judges, Gambling, Interiors, and Clothing & dress
Lady Cecilia Johnston, facing right, seated at the organ upon which two cats are reading from a hymnal and yowling accompaniment. A parody of Reynold's painting of Mrs. Sheridan as St. Cecilia
Alternative Title:
Saint Cecilia
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 26 x 19 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 24th, 1782, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Johnston, Henrietta Cecilia, Lady, 1727-1817 and Cecilia, Saint.
Admiral Rodney is depicted vigorously attacking a large dragon which clutches his leg. The dragon's wings are decorated with fleur-de-lys and it breathes fire and frogs (alluding to Rodney's 1782 victory over the French fleet, a triumph which was not well-received by the Ministry). On the left Charles James Fox attempts to stay Rodney, offering him a baron's coronet and saying "... you have done enough, I will now make a Lord of you, and you shall have the happiness of never being heard of again."
Alternative Title:
Saint George and the dragon
Description:
Title from item. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 13th, 1782, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792 and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Subject (Topic):
Admirals, British, Dragons, Military uniforms, and Clothing & dress
George III on horseback charges into the scene from the left, his enemies fleeing before him and his pack of dogs each named after a British admiral. Spain in slashed doublet is farthest right, attacked by a dog whose collar is inscribed Elliot, while France in a polka dot suit, bag wig and crown leaps over a fence with a dog (Rodney?) at his heels. A Dutchman has fallen onto his back and three other dogs (labelled Pigot, How[e], and Park[er] are about to overtake him
Alternative Title:
Royal sportsman running down the enemies of Great Britain and Lewis Baboon taking a flying leap
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue, no. 6043., Sheet trimmed., Possibly a later state of no. 6043 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Mounted to 24 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Richardson Decr. 9, 1782 near Surry St. Strand
Depicts on the right the German dancing master Jansen playing the fiddle, as his pupil faces him with raised right arm and hat in left hand, a smaller youth standing sleepily on the left
Alternative Title:
Maitre de ballet allemand
Description:
Title etched below image. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 5th, 1782, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 New Bond Street
With the Tower of London visible in the background, a quack doctor on a platform holds up a bottle of medicine before a small crowd of city folk, as his assistant passes out handbills. Among the crowd is a carter with his whip, a chimney sweep's boy, and an obese woman. On the platform behind the doctor are several invalids, including a man with a crutch. A sign attached to the platform reads "Doctor Van Cheatall."
Description:
Title from item., Artist from British Museum catalogue., Numbered "11" in plate., and Probably an earlier version of no. 6757 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Tower of London (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Patent medicines, Sick persons, Quacks, Clothing & dress, Crowds, and City & town life
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