"Satire on the election for County Durham, 14 April 1784: Sir Thomas Clavering and Sir John Upton, one headless, holding a caption labelled 'The Irish Faction for ever' and carrying the other, who has no feet, on his back, who says 'I serv'd you as long as I could stand' and carries captions lavelled 'Coal owners Bill' and 'A command in India'; both seated on an ass facing left, which brays 'Thus I go to Parliament and am not the first Ass that has farted for preferment, but this is dirty work and hard Labour' and which has a collar labelled 'I speak for my Master / Populus me sibilat at plaudo ipse domi' and strips at the saddle labelled 'Curse all Pitts / But a Coal-Pitt'; with the ass' droppings falling on a crest with the motto 'Diem Perdidi'; a mitre, crozier and sword and label 'At rest' on the ground in the centre, playing cards and papers labelled 'Turnpike Speech / Election Speech' to left; a milestone to right labelled 'From Durham / T: C / J: E / 14 April 1784'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Northern ass
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to W. Hutchinson from annotation on verso of British Museum impression. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1865,1014.456., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., and Watermark in the center of sheet.
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publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Clavering, Thomas, Sir, 1719-1794, Eden, John, Sir, 1740-1812, and Great Britain. Parliament, 1783-1784.
Subject (Topic):
Elections, Donkeys, Defecation, Traffic signs & signals, Miters, Crosiers, Daggers & swords, and Playing cards
Title from text below image., Date of publication suggested in dealer's description., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Place of publication assumed. and From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]. Mounted with one other item on page 166.
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publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805. and Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
Not acted this season. For the benefit of Mrs. Bridges
Description:
Caption title., Description based on an imperfect copy. Place of publication assumed., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]. Mounted on page 190., and Imperfect: lower portion is wanting.
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]. Mounted on page 138.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Jones, Henry, 1721-1770. and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]. Mounted on page 137.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754. and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]. Mounted on page 141.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.
By desire of the right worshipful Jeremy Harcourt, Esq; Mayor
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]. Mounted on page 140.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729. and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.