Brittannias happy prospect and Britannia's happy prospect
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Title from item., Plate numbered '73' in upper right corner., Plate from: A political and satirical history of the years 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761, and 1762. In a series of one hundred and twelve ... prints. London : Printed for E. Morris, [1763]., Reduced and reversed copy of No. 3581 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3. Printmaker of the original identified by Stephens as Lord Townshend., Temporary local subject terms: Travesties: military -- Paddle -- Bribery -- Ribands -- Protest against militia -- Bombshelled globe -- Temples -- Ireland: reversion -- Statues: equestrian statue -- Emblems: white horse of Hanover -- Cricket-bat -- Altar -- Halberd -- Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, 1713-1802 -- Da Vinci, Leonardo, 1452-1520: travesties., and Mounted to 19 x 30 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792, Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762, and Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Military uniforms, British, Musicians, and Musical instruments
Title from item., Plate numbered '50' in upper right corner of image., Two lines of text under image: But in thier [sic] own defence sure they may mount the rostrum and plead thier [sic] pardon from the people., Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1756 and 1757. London: Printed for E. Morris, [1757]., Temporary local subject terms: Pulpits., and Mounted to 14 x 24 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act Novr. 24, 1756, by Darly & Edwards at the Acorn facing Hungerford, Strand
Subject (Name):
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1690-1764, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, and Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, Baron, 1709-1773
Whole play of King Solomon the wise, State puppitt shew, and State puppet show
Description:
Title from caption etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register. London : Printed for E. Sumpter, 1763., Eight lines of verse in two columns below image: Walk in my good masters & see the fine play, which the Devil & Sawney au [sic] shewing away ..., Below verse: Price 6d., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: theater -- Theatrical performances: puppet shows -- Literature: allusion to Elvira by David Mallet -- Reference to excise -- Devil -- Emblems: French monkey with bagpipes., and Window mounted to 28 x 39 cm., mounted again to 38 x 56 cm.
Publisher:
E. Sumpter
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, and Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771
Whole play of King Solomon the wise, State puppitt shew, and State puppet show
Description:
Title from caption etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register. London : Printed for E. Sumpter, 1763., Eight lines of verse in two columns below image: Walk in my good masters & see the fine play, which the Devil & Sawney au [sic] shewing away ..., Below verse: Price 6d., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: theater -- Theatrical performances: puppet shows -- Literature: allusion to Elvira by David Mallet -- Reference to excise -- Devil -- Emblems: French monkey with bagpipes., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.3 x 26.5 cm., on sheet 18 x 27 cm., mounted to 35 x 47 cm.
Publisher:
E. Sumpter
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, and Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771
Title from item., Publication date from that of the book in which this plate was published., Another state without plate number and with slight change in the text of the Speaker's balloon. Cf. No. 3987 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register. London : E. Sumpter, 1763., Temporary local subject terms: Racing: horse races -- Devil -- Lawyers: barrister as an owl -- Coalitions: France and Spain, 1762, and Mounted to 26 x 32 cm.
Publisher:
E. Sumpter
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, and Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779
Title from item., Plate numbered '39' in upper right corner., Twelve lines of verse below title: This silly jade has labour'd long at length she has brought forth ..., Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1756 and 1757. London: Printed for E. Morris, [1757]., Temporary local subject terms: Reference to Gibraltar -- Battles: reference to the Battle of Minorca, Port Mahon, 20 May 1756 -- Bribes: allusion to Louis XV., and Mounted to 20 x 19 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act Oct. 9th, 1756, by Edwards & Darly at the Acorn, facing Hungerford, Strand
Subject (Name):
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Stone, Andrew, 1703-1773, and Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1720-1764
Title from item., Plate numbered '70' in upper right corner., Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1756 and 1757. In a series of ... prints. London: Printed for E. Morris, [1757]., and Mounted to 19 x 33 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Holland, Stephen Fox, Baron, 1745-1774, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Title etched above image., Reduced and reversed copy., Plate numbered '40' in upper right corner., Two lines of verse below image: "So Pug began to turn his brain (like other folks in place) on gain." Gay., Plate from: The British antidote to Caledonian poison ... for the year 1762. [London] : Sold at Mr. Sumpter's bookseller, [1763]., and Mounted to 27 x 37 cm.
Publisher:
E. Sumpter
Subject (Name):
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., and Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774
Subject (Topic):
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Peace, Dogs, Peddlers, Pillories, and Street vendors
Title from item., Publisher from the book for which this plate was engraved., Reduced copy of the Darly print (see Stephens)., Plate numbered '11' in upper right corner., One line of text below image: See Fox and goose and [?] to Boot, may Tyburn always bear such fruit., Plate from: The British antidote to Caledonian poison. [5th ed.] [London, 1763], Temporary local subject terms: Executions: Tyburn 'tree'., and Mounted to 27 x 35 cm.
Publisher:
E. Sumpter
Subject (Name):
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, and Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Title from item., Plate numbered '57' in upper right corner of design., Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1756 and 1757. In a series of ... prints. London: Printed for E. Morris, [1757]., Two lines of verse below image: Will France pretend to face us now! No no not they by Jove: bow wow., and Mounted to 16 x 35 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. accord. to act at the Acorn facing Hungerford markt., Strand
Subject (Name):
Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Mendip, Welbore Ellis, Baron, 1713-1802, Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792, and Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769