"Illustration to 'The Empire of the Nairs', pp. 175-9, referring to verses published in the 'Scourge', iii. 313-18, 456-61, 'The H- [Hertford] Dynasty, or the Empire of the Nairs', suggested by the romance of J.H. Lawrence, 'The Empire of the Nairs', 1811 (published in German in 1811, and afterwards in French), with an introduction seriously advocating the introduction of these customs into England. The Nairs (or Nayars) were a military caste of Malabar who practised polyandry. The plate is not elucidated. Lady Hertford reclines in an ornate bath, into which water gushes from the jaws of a monster which decorates the pedestal of a Venus. The bath is raised on a triple dais and backed by the pillars and canopy which frame the Venus forming the centre of the design. The Regent, in royal robes, ascends the steps of the dais, poised on his toes like a ballet-dancer, and places a crownlike marquis's coronet on the head of Lady Hertford who leans towards him, her enormous breasts appearing over the edge of the bath. She says: "I proclaim the Freedom of the Sex & the Supremacy of Love." Lord Hertford, who bestrides the pedestal, looks down delightedly from behind the statue of Venus. He has horns, and holds his Chamberlain's staff. The water pours from the bath through the nostrils of a bull's head with which it is ornamented, and falls in a triple cascade into a circular basin in the centre foreground. On each side of the statue of Venus and flanking the dais is a statue in a niche: 'Aspasia' (left) and 'Messalina' (right); both are disrobing. Near the fountain (right) a hideous hag, naked to the waist, crouches before a tall brazier in which she burns a 'Mantle of Modesty'. The building appears to be circular, an arc of the wall forming a background on each side of the centre-piece. On this are tablets inscribed respectively 'Hic Jacet Perdita' [Mary Robinson, the Prince's first mistress, see No. 5767, &c.]; 'Hic Jacet Armstead' [Mrs. Fox, who had been the Prince's mistress, cf. No. 10589]; 'Hic J[acet] Vauxhall Bess' [Elizabeth Billington, see British Museum Satires No. 9970; her mother sang at Vauxhall, see British Museum Satires No. 6853]. In the foreground on the extreme right a buxom young woman puts her arms round the Duke of Cumberland, saying, "I'll go to Cumberland"; he walks off with her, to the fury of an admiral just behind the lady who clutches his sword and is seemingly her husband. Cumberland wears hussar uniform with a shako and fur-bordered dolman, with a star and a large sabre. A meretricious-looking young woman (? Mrs. Carey) puts her arms round the Duke of York, saying, "And I to York." The Duke, who wears uniform with a cocked hat and no sword, looks down quizzically at her. Behind him a tall thin officer in hussar uniform bends towards Princess Charlotte, taking her hand; he says: "Sure & I'll go to Wales." She runs eagerly towards him. As a pendant to these figures, Grenadiers stand at attention on the left, holding bayoneted muskets; they have huge noses, and smile at a buxom lady wearing spurred boots who addresses them with outstretched arm, saying, "And you for Buckinghamshire." At her feet is an open book: 'Slawkenberges Chapr on Noses' [from Sterne's Slawkenbergius, imaginary author of a Rabelaisian fantasy in 'Tristram Shandy']. They have a standard with the word 'Buckin ...' on it. Behind the Prince (left) stands Tom Moore, looking up at the coronation; he holds an open book: 'Little Poems / Ballad . . .' He says: "I'll give you one Little Song More [see British Museum Satires No. 12082]." Behind him stands Mrs. Jordan, placing a chamber-pot on the head of the Duke of Clarence, who wears admiral's uniform with trousers."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The Scourge, or, Monthly expositor of imposture and folly. London: W. Jones, v. 4 (September 1812), page 173., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. September 1st, 1812, by W.N. Jones, No. 5 Newgate St.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Hertford, Francis Ingram Seymour, Marquess of, 1743-1822, Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816, Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800., Fox, Elizabeth Bridget, 1750-1842., Billington, Elizabeth, 1765-1818., and Venus (Roman deity),
Caption title., A poem, printed within black mourning border, illustrated above title with an image of an urn mounted on a plinth, her life dates engraved on the plinth; behind a weeping willow. Five stanzas of verse in letterpress at the bottom., Illlustration signed: Snowdon, Wigmore Street., First lines of verse: O! look, my sister, yonder our princess lay; How fragrant is her tomb, her very clay! ..., and 'Maria' written in black ink above imprint statement. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published for the Authoress, and sold by T. Gardiner and Son, 20, Princes-Street, Cavendish-Square; N. Hailes, London Museum, Piccadilly; and T. Sizuer, Juvenile Library, 259, Oxford-Street, and 209, Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817
A rose with the head of Princess Charlotte as the center, the stigma
Description:
Title etched below image., "Proof"--Lower left corner., Six lines of verse, signed "J.B.B.", etched beneath title: A rose, of loveliest form and hue, in Britain's royal garden grew ..., and Dedication etched above imprint: Dedicated to His Serene Highness the Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, &c. &c. by his most grateful and very humble servant, P.W. Tomkins.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 16, 1817, by P.W. Tomkins, 53, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817,, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, and Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865,
A rose with the head of Princess Charlotte as the center, the stigma
Description:
Title etched below image., "Proof"--Lower left corner., Six lines of verse, signed "J.B.B.", etched beneath title: A rose, of loveliest form and hue, in Britain's royal garden grew ..., Dedication etched above imprint: Dedicated to His Serene Highness the Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, &c. &c. by his most grateful and very humble servant, P.W. Tomkins., 1 print : stipple engraving with etching ; sheet 24.2 x 15.2 cm., On wove paper, hand-colored., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of statements of responsibility, dedication, and imprint statement from bottom edge., and Probably the published version, not a proof state.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 16, 1817, by P.W. Tomkins, 53, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817,, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, and Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865,
Title from caption above poem., Engraved card printed within black mourning border, illustrated above title with an image of a mourning Britannia and British Lion in front of Princess Charlotte's tomb, which is located under a weeping willow and is adorned with her portrait and topped with an urn. Sixteen lines of verse are engraved at the bottom, signed "J. Thompson"., All engraved., First line of verse beneath title: Cease, ye minstrels! all be mute ..., Possibly Samuel Rothwell, but this address not listed in British Book Trade Index?, and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published by S. Rothwell, 3 Hatfield St., Blackfriars Road
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Tombs & sepulchral monuments, and Grief
Engraved broadside poem published shortly after the death of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, father of the future Queen Victoria. The verses also commemorate Princess Charlotte, three years after her untimely death in 1817. With six vignette illustrations: at the top are images of the Duke of Kent, Kensington Palace, and the Duchess of Kent; and at the foot are images of Prince Leopold, Claremont House, and Princess Charlotte
Alternative Title:
Tear of respect to the memory of a generous & patriotic prince
Description:
Title from item., All engraved., The text, in two columns, begins: Hark, hark! what deep knell is now striking my ear ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Engraved & published 23rd March 1820 by Jas. Debaufer, 11 Creed Lane, Ludgate Street
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820, Victoria Mary Louisa, Duchess of Kent, 1786-1861,, Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865,, Claremont House (Surrey, England),, and Kensington Palace (London, England),
Title from first line of text, left column of engraved text., All engraved., A memorial to Princess Charlotte of Wales, the overall design being an image of her tomb, including a portrait of the princess and a depiction of her funeral procession directly below. Engraved text within the columns of the tomb provide the details of the procession along with Charlotte's biography. The central body of the tomb includes verse in memory of the tragically deceased princess: Thy hand, mysterious providence! Hath snatched the hope of millions hence. She, she is gone, whom joy and truth, And all the loveliness of youth ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, and Funeral processions