"Townsend, the Bow Street Officer, holding up his constable's staff, chases a man away from a country house, a corner of which appears on the right. A third man, Wellesley-Pole, shelters behind the constable, stretching out his arms towards his fleeing rival; he turns his head to listen to a pretty young woman who stands on a small iron balcony immediately behind him, with an open sash-window behind her. She says: "Risk not thy Precious life my Love in bold encounter with that dareing Scott." He answers: "no no my dear I'll shelter me behind the arm of Justice, & hunt him from his Scent by one of the most famous Bull Dogs in the Kingdom, & teach him never never to Dare to woo the [sic] from my Longing Arms Oh thou Golden Angel." A paper inscribed 'Scot' projects from the fugitive's pocket. Townsend says: "I'll teach you worsted working rascall to dare to set up in opposition to the Irish Secretary D-n your Impudence." A signpost points (left) to 'Norwhich' and (right) 'To Chippenham'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Poled Scott hunted off after a long struggle
Description:
Title etched below image. and Attributed to William Heath in the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pub. Jan. 7, 1812, by S.W. Fores, 50 Picadilli [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Townsend, John, 1760-1832, Mornington, William Long Wellesley, Earl of, 1788-1857, and Wellesley, Catherine Tylney-Long, -1825
Subject (Topic):
Courtship, Staffs (Sticks), Chasing, Law enforcement officers, Balconies, and Traffic signs & signals
Title from caption below image; letter "i" in "waist" scored through and a small letter "e" etched at end of word., Print signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella., Imprint continues: ... where political & other caricatuers are daily publishing., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Partial watermark.
Publisher:
Pub. March 2d [?] 1829 by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket ...
Title from caption below image., Imprint statement altered, a '9' was etched over '4' in the date of publication., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pub. March 19, 1824 by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's Street
Title from caption below image., Date of publication altered, different numbers were inscribed over the previous date., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pub. March 19, 1824 by Humphrey, 24 St. James's Street
"The King (right) and Queen (left) hurl mud at each other. By the former (who wears jack-boots) is a bucket of 'Italian Filth' [see British Museum Satires No. 13762, &c.]; the Queen's (similar) bucket is inscribed 'Filth from St Giles's, St James, Portman Sqr, Hamilton Place [the Conynghams' address, see British Museum Satires No. 13847] &c &c &c.'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 28 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:
Pub. Sep. 5th, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilli [sic]
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron., and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861.
Title from caption below image., Print signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella., Imprint continues: ... wher [sic] political and other caricatuers are daily publishing, the largest collections in England., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from caption below image., Print signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella., Publication date from unverified data from local card catalog record., Text following imprint: where political and other caricatures are daily pub., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title implied by image., Below title: The pregudice [sic] goes very strongly in favour of wearing a nose., Text within image: Proboscis, snout, beak, smeller., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pub. May 12, 1830 by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, sole publisher of W. Heath's etchings