"George IV sits in an arm-chair, his gouty right leg in a bulky swathing rests on a cushion; the left leg is tightly bound between calf and ankle with a narrow bandage. He wears a loose fur-collared coat or gown over breeches and waistcoat. He leans back reflectively, an open book, Diversions of Purley [by Home Tooke, cf. British Museum Satires No. 9020], in his right hand. Phases of his past life are illustrated in a series of W.L. portraits on the wall behind him. [1] As a handsome young man he stands holding a long-bow, as if at an archery contest. [2] He stands, slightly obese, in his Light Horse uniform, see British Museum Satires No. 8800 (1796). [3] He stands in back view as in BM Satires 12803, facing a wall on which is a portrait of the Hottentot Venus [Saartjie Baartman], see British Museum Satires No. 11577, &c. [4] He stands in hussar uniform, with high curled wig and whiskers. [5] He stands directed to the right in Field Marshal's uniform (as 'especially in 1814). [6] He stands on the deck of a ship in yachting costume wearing loose jacket and trousers, his hands in his coat-pocket. The profile and paunch of Sir William Curtis are behind and on the extreme left. [7] The picture is partly concealed by a curtain, but the King sits near a chamber-pot. [8] He stands in coronation robes holding orb and sceptre (see British Museum Satires No. 14199). [9] He is in Highland costume (see British Museum Satires No. 14386). At the King's left hand is a small cheval-glass topped by a crown. His appearance has changed, he has no whiskers, and has a wig of lightly curled natural hair, parted in the middle, so that in place of the pear- or pineapple-shaped head resulting from a crest of curls and whiskers, as from c. 1811 [In caricature. An engraved H.L. portrait by Schiavonetti after T. Phillips, pub. Cadell & Davis, 11 Oct. 1809, has whiskers and crest of curls], his face seems rounder, and, in many prints, younger. His dress is less formal, and his appearance (confirmed by portraits from 1820) suggests a determination to depart completely from the appearance and costume of caricature."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to William Heath in the British Museum catalogue., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Theater -- Hottentot Venus.
Publisher:
Pub. March 15, 1824, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilly, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Curtis, William, Sir, 1752-1829., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812., and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Subject (Topic):
Fashion, Costume, History, Gout, Recluses, and Dandies
Title from item., Date derived from dates of posters offered., Poster advertises free nutrition education material availabe from the National Nutrition Division, part of the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
National Nutrition Division
Subject (Name):
McNutt, Paul V. 1891-1955. (Paul Vories),
Subject (Topic):
World War, 1939-1945, Nutrition, and Advertising campaigns
Title devised by cataloger., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1877)., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., Numbered in upper right of plate: 165., and Temporary local subject terms: Allan MacDougall of Glenlochan -- Alexander Watson of Glenturkie -- Colquhuon Grant.
Title devised by curator., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1837)., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Allan MacDougall of Glenlochan -- Alexander Watson of Glenturkie -- Colquhuon Grant.
White, George, approximately 1684-1732, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1722 and 1740]
Call Number:
Portraits R178 no. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker and date and place of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1950,0520.24., and Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of printmaker's name.
All should get vaccinated against diphtheria and tetanus
Description:
Title from item., Translated title supplied by curator., Text in Danish: Børn fra 1/2 - 18 Aar Gratis Hos Deres Læge eller paa seruminstitutet; Voksne gratis paa seruminstitutet; seruminstitutet vaccinerer: Mandag og torsdag KL. 13 1/2 - 14 1/2 Onsdag KL. 17-18., Translated text: Children from 1/2 - 18 years free at your doctor or at the serum institute; Adults free at the serum institute; the serum institute vaccinates: Monday and Thursday KL. 13 1/2 - 14 1/2 Wednesday KL. 17-18., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Københavns Sundhedskommission and Andreasen & Lachmann, København
Subject (Topic):
Vaccination, Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Sick persons
"Bonaparte (much caricatured), standing precariously on a 'Dutch Cheese', is attacked by the allies. Austria and Russia pull from his thin leg a large clumsy boot, consisting of a map of 'Italy'; coins (French plunder) pour from the boot, on which 'Naples', 'Rome', 'Florence', and other geographical divisions are indicated. Austria is a fierce hussar, smoking a pipe, on his cap is the Habsburg eagle; he tugs at the boot, the Russian bear (on the extreme left) assists him, its paws clasping his waist. A ferocious Turk holds Bonaparte by the nose and raises a scimitar whose blade, inscribed 'St Jean d'Acre', drips blood; across his shoulders are strung bleeding ears and noses to which Bonaparte's is to be added. A sailor (right), representing the British Navy, seizes Bonaparte from behind; in his hat are ribbons inscribed 'Nelson', 'Duncan', 'Bridport'. A fat Dutchman on the extreme right, with the blunt profile of the Prince of Orange, tugs at the cheese in order to dislodge Bonaparte; he kneels on a paper, 'Secret Expedition'. Bonaparte's uniform is ragged, his left foot is bare, but in each hand is a blood-stained dagger. In the background (right) tiny figures (probably Dutch) dance hand-in-hand round a bonfire in which burns a 'Tree of Liberty', a bonnet-rouge on a pole, cf. BMSat 9214."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Allied powers unbooting Egalitè
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Alliances -- Expedition to Holland, August 1799 -- Military: Austrian Hussar -- Emblems: Russian bear -- Turks -- Reference to the siege of Acre, 1799 -- Reference to Napoleon's defeat in Italy, 1799 -- British Navy -- Dutchmen -- Reference to Admiral Horation Nelson -- Reference to Admiral Adam Duncan.
Publisher:
Pubd. Sepr. 1st, 1799, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and William V, Prince of Orange, 1748-1806
Title from item., Publisher derived from information about artist., Date supplied by curator., Poster published just after World War II to warn returning soldiers of the dangers of venereal disease., Numbered: AGPS 5.46.70000.3896., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Office of Military Government
Subject (Topic):
World War, 1939-1945, Health aspects, Sexually transmitted diseases, Military hygiene, Medicine, Military, Soldiers, Ships, and Luggage
To William Davison, chemist, druggist, & apothecary
Description:
Date from manuscript annotation on Lewis Walpole Library copy., Engraved invoice for the pharmacist, stationer, and printer William Davison of Alnwick., and Invoice completed in manuscript to "Major Frankland, West Glanton"; numbered "231" in upper right and dated "1821 October 17" in lower left. For further information, consult library staff.
Title from letterpress header to broadside printed below image., Header to broadside continues: By Jacob Quirk, a modern sonnetteer. A soliloquy., Fourteen lines of verse printed on broadside portion of sheet: Hungry and cold, unshelter'd with a cloak, A solitary wretch, these shores I roam ..., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Watermark: Ruse & Turners., and Countermark: 1805.