Circular design; in the center a sitting Britannia is shown holding the hand of a young sailor whose other hand holds a hat. Britannia's spear rests against her shoulder, and her shield rests against the pedestal on which she sits. A cannon lies by the feet of the sailor, and two ships are visible on the water in the background. The words "Marine Society institvted MDCCLXV" are inscribed along the inner edge of the top part of the circle, and within the bottom part of the circle is the inscription "Incorporated MDCCLXXII."
Description:
Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production based on the inclusion in the design of the Marine Society's 1772 incorporation date., Formerly laid in with one other drawing at page 121 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with two other drawings to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Title from from British Museum catalogue., Plate numbered '2' in upper right corner., Two columns of verse below image: Great people, like small ones, will have their sport and [the] diffrence is triffling 'twixt city & court ..., Plate from: The British antidote to Caledonian poison ... for the year 1762. [London] : Sold at Mr. Sumpter's bookseller, [1763]., Temporary local subject terms: See-saw -- Buildings: Windsor Castle -- Emblems: jack boot (Lord Bute)., and Mounted to 32 x 45 cm.
Publisher:
E. Sumpter
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, and Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768
Title and imprint from British Museum catalogue, Temporary local subject terms: Toppling buildings -- Staff of Liberty -- Pictures amplifying subject -- Allusion to many politicians of the day -- Allusion to Gustavus III, King of Sweden., Watermark: fleur-de-lis with initials G R below., and Mounted to 31 x 46 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs July 1, by J. Wjsen [sic] Walbrooke
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Columns, Liberty cap, Rats, Emblems, Shields, and Thrones
Engraving of the 19-inch square-shaped tray, the center exquisitely chased in medallions, representing George I, on his throne, with the figures of Britannia and Justice, the royal arms, a view of the City of London, and allegorical devices, in a richly chased border and shell edge. The tray was created by Paul Jacques de Lamerie (Dutch goldsmith, 1688-1751) and engraved by William Hogarth (English painter and engraver, 1697-1764).
Description:
Title devised by curator., A counterproof of the engraving of the Walpole salver by A.J. Collins, plate LXI in Paul de Lamerie, citizen and goldsmith of London / by Philip A. S. Phillips. London : B.T. Batsford, 1935., Original silver salver in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London., "Whenever the Great Seal of England became obsolete, the silver matrix was converted by the holder into a grand piece of plate engraved with the design of the seal. The Walpole Salver was made by Paul de Lamerie in 1728/9 from the seal matrix rendered obsolete by the death of George I in the previous year. There is no documentary evidence that Hogarth was responsible for the engraving, but the attribution on stylistic grounds has not been disputed."--British Museum online catalogue., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727, and Hercules (Roman mythological character),
Subject (Topic):
Coats of arms, Britannia (Symbolic character), and Trays