- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before 27 April 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.04.27.01.2+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A see-saw representing the state of the poll between Fox and Wray, Mrs. Hobart (left) seated on one end, the Duchess of Devonshire (right) on the other, in front of the polling-booth in Covent Garden. Mrs. Hobart, enormously fat, quite out-weighs the Duchess, and is, moreover, held down by Lord Hood who kneels behind her (left), while Sir Cecil Wray stands beside him watching the contest with an enigmatical expression. Fox stands behind the Duchess trying to hold down her end of the plank, but in vain; his uplifted left arm and closed eyes express the despair which he actually felt in the early days of polling (Russell, 'Corr. of Fox', ii. 267). The ladies face each other astride the plank, their arms outstretched, their bosoms bare. The plank rests on an irregular stone post. An excited crowd, very freely sketched, watches from the hustings and from below them; they scream encouragement to the rivals, waving their hats. Over the head of Wray is a playbill, 'The Rival Candidates Farce'; behind the Duchess is another, 'Duke and no Duke Play'. The former was a comic opera by Henry Bate (afterwards Bate-Dudley), first played 1775, the latter a farce by Tate, 1605."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Reissue by Humphrey of a plate originally published by Elizabeth Darchery; previous imprint statement has been burnished from plate and a new one etched in its place., Date of publication based on earlier state with the imprint "Pub. April 27th, 1784, by E. Darchery, St. James's Street." Cf. New York Public Library, Caricatures collected by Horace Walpole (catalog ID: b16513354), Walpole 64., Temporary local subject terms: Election favors -- Polls -- See-saws -- Playbills -- Hustings -- Literature: Sir Henry Bate Dudley, Bt, 1745-1824, The rival candidates -- Literature: Tate, fl. 1605, Duke and no duke., and Mounted to 31 x 43 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publishd. by Wm. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816, Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805, Buckinghamshire, Albinia Hobart, Countess of, 1738-1816, Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, and Great Britain. Parliament
- Subject (Topic):
- Elections, 1784 and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The poll [graphic].
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- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [8 April 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.04.08.01.1+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A short and obese Demosthenes (Charles Fox) with a worried expression on his face, appears to be delivering a pledge. He stands between tall and thin figures of Themistocles (Admiral Hood) on the left and Judas Iscariot (Sir Cecil Wray) on the right, who watch him with a condescending smile
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Publisher's name and address at end of imprint statement are stipple engraved and fainter than the text at the beginning of imprint, which is etched.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 8th, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, England, and Westminster
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816, and Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Political elections, Public speaking, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The rival candidates [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [16 June 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.06.16.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Duchess of Devonshire (right) fights Mrs. Hobart (left). The right fist of the Duchess is near her opponent's nose, her left hand is on her hip. Mrs. Hobart, both fists extended, says: "I'll have no more for my Nose Bleeds"; the Duchess answers: "I have not done yet Madam." A backer stands behind each; Fox (right) says, "Well done Georgiana to her again". A hand extends from clouds holding a laurel wreath over his head. Wray, behind Mrs. Hobart, says, "If she Cant Beat her A Scrutiny Shall". A hand from clouds holds a fool's cap over his head on which is a butterfly and an ass's ear. Behind Wray, holding a cane, stands Lord Hood saying, "Alas poor Judas you will lose ye day". The dishevelled hair of the ladies hangs down their backs: Mrs. Hobart, very stout and 'décolletée', the Duchess, slim and wearing a riding-habit with a coat of military cut. She has two Fox favours in her hat, ostrich feathers (see BMSat 6530), and a fox's brush. The other has feathers in her hair and a large favour inscribed 'Hood & Wray'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Rival canvassers
- Description:
- Title from item., Temporary local subject terms: Canvassing: Duchess of Devonshire -- Countess of Buckinghamshire -- Fighting: fist fights -- Laurel wreaths -- Fool's caps., Mounted to 32 x 43 cm., and Countermark center of sheet: W.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd as the act directs, June 16th, 1784, by H. McPhail, N. 68 High Holborn
- Subject (Name):
- Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Buckinghamshire, Albinia Hobart, Countess of, 1738-1816, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816, and Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The rival canvessers [graphic].
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [19 May 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.05.19.01.2+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Political heat run in Covent Garden between old veteran a famous horse ...
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Reissue for: The history of the Westminster election, with folds in the plate., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Signs: Sign-posts -- Allusion to George III.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 19 May, 1784, by WH, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816, Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805, and Great Britain. Parliament
- Subject (Topic):
- Elections, 1784, Donkeys, Horses, and Political elections
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Westminster races a political heat run in Covent Garden between old veteran a famous horse the property of his M-----y, Duchess a filly the property of the Duke of D--------e, and Judas an Obstinate Ass who was clearly distanced / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [19 May 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.05.19.01.1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Political heat run in Covent Garden between old veteran a famous horse ...
- Description:
- Title from item., Temporary local subject terms: Elections: Westminster, 1784 -- Horse-racing -- Signs: Sign-posts -- Horses -- Asses -- Allusion to George III -- Allusion to the Duchess of Devonshire., and Mounted to 28 x 41 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 19 May, 1784, by WH, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816, and Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Westminster races a political heat run in Covent Garden between old veteran a famous horse the property of his M-----y, Duchess a filly the property of the Duke of D--------e, and Judas an obstinate ass who was clearly distanced / [graphic]