"North as Mother Cole is seated full-face in an arm-chair, the tips of his fingers sanctimoniously together. Beside him sits Fox, as Loader, a handkerchief in his right hand, his left pointing upwards. North says, "Ay I am agoing; a wasting and a wasting - what will become of the House when I am gone Heaven knows - No - When people are Missed then theyre Mourn'd - Sixteen years have I lived in St Stephens Chaple comfortably and creditably; and tho I say it, could have got bail any hour of the day! no knock me down doings in my house, a set of regular sedate sober Customers - no rioters - Sixteen did I say - Ay, eighteen years have I paid Scott and Lot - and during the whole time nobody have said Mrs North Why do you so? unless twice that I was threatned with impeachment and three times with a Halter!" Fox says, "May I lose deal, with an honour at bottom, if Old Moll does not bring tears in my Eyes." Mother Cole wears a hood and loose gown over her petticoat, her shoes are slashed to ease her bulging feet. By her side is a bottle labelled 'Constitution Cordial'. Fox is dressed in his customary manner; at his side is an overturned dice-box and dice."--British Museum online catalogue and "North is represented as the sanctimonious bawd (for whom Mother Douglas (d. 1761) was the supposed original) who became a follower of Whitefleld, Fox as the sharping gamester. The words of the play are cleverly parodied, the indictments of Mother Cole being changed into the threats of impeachment which Fox had made against North."--British Museum curator's comments, online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Mother Cole and Loader
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Text following title, "See Foots Minor page 29," is an allusion to Samuel Foote's Minor.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 10th, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Parliament, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
"An adaptation of BMSat 5539. Fox, dressed half in tartan, half in blue and buff, sits in a latrine between two circular holes, down one of which his left leg is thrust. He says, "I have a Right to two Seates in the House, but damn me if I know how I shall get into the other however I will make a motion for the high Bailiff". The Duchess of Devonshire approaches him (left) holding out a purse and saying: "Alass poor Fox I bewail your case Take this purse it will procure you the place." On the wall is a thistle growing out of a crown which is not reversed as in BMSat 5539."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Temporary local subject terms: Latrines -- Scatology -- Crowns -- Emblems: Thistle -- Emblems: Prince of Wales's feathers -- Purses., Watermark in center of sheet., and Mounted to 30 x 38 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. 24 June 1784, by E. Shirlock, Drury Lane
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806 and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
"Fox acts as barber to the Duchess of Devonshire; he applies a razor to her cheek, holding her chin. She is seated on a settee (left) covered with striped material. Sam House stands (right) holding a barber's bowl, a towel under his arm."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 29 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 10, 1784, by J. Moore, No. 19 Hallon [i.e. Hatton?] Street
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and House, Samuel, -1785
Subject (Topic):
Barbers, Chairs, Mirrors, Shaving, Shaving equipment, and Sofas
"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
Title from item., Sheet trimmed mostly within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Elections: Westminster, 1784 -- Fortune tellers -- Pens -- Inkwells -- Tables -- Furniture: chairs., and Watermark in center of sheet.
Publisher:
Pubd June 19, 1784, by J. Barrow, White Lion, Bull Stairs, Sury side Black Friars Bridge
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
"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
"A satire on the taxes on windows, coal, soap, &c. In the foreground a small cart laden with coals is drawn (right to left) by an ass harnessed in front of an ox. A carter stands by the ox, wearing a cap inscribed 'No tax upon Caps'; he says: "I hope we shall sheam Measter P------t and meak him to blush for want of more wit." The ass says, "The tax upon Horses is enough to make a Dumb Ass speak." Behind the coal-cart is a woman standing outside a cottage door (right), her hands in a wash-tub. She says: "Is that Mr P------t I wish he was nigh for instead of the Soap he makes me use Lie." A large three-storied house stands at right angles with the cottage, it has a gabled pediment. Out of thirty-two windows all but seven have been blocked up. A visitor stands, one foot on the doorstep, pointing to a man who stands behind him, saying, "The Honble Mr P------t desires to know whether Esqr Blockup is at home...". A servant in livery at the door holds a lighted candle, saying, "I hope His Honour will excuse our darkness it is to save Taxes". Pitt (left) stands holding a tasselled cane and saying, "I must overlook it all for necessity has no Law". A woman looks out of the centre window of the top floor, saying, "We have got seven windows left now so we are not in total darkness.""--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printmaker and publication date from British Museum catalogue., State with price burnished., and Temporary local subject terms: Window tax -- Coal tax -- Allusion to hat tax -- Soap tax -- Commutation Tax, 1784 -- Country houses: exterior -- Buildings: outbuildings -- Trades: washerwomen -- Carters -- Coal carts -- Wash-tubs -- Asses -- Mules -- Servants -- Lighting: candlesticks.
Publisher:
Publish'd by S. Sparrow, No. 17 Rosoman's Street, Clerkenwell
Five men stand round six chamber-pots, arranged in two piles of three, each inscribed 'Poll Book 1784' and supported on a rectangular block or table on which the title is engraved. Each man holds his nose. One (left) in profile to the right, who holds a spoon, is vomiting; he says: "I already am sick Of this poisonous trick The busines so thick T'would weary old Nick With spoon or stick Right from wrong to pick." His vis-à-vis (right), who stirs the contents of a pot with a spoon, says: "The cause I may gain, Though with labour and pain I can hardly refrain From puking amain Thro such fillth for to tag Is wares [sic] than euphorbium bag" (an allusion to the bag thrown at Fox in Westminster Hall, see BMSat 6426, &c). The other three stand together behind the table; the central one says, "A hogo here is. Worse than Cats pis Than Devils Spew. Or Asafoetida." Two demons hold out a net which stretches behind the scrutineers. One (left) says: "Ay Brother and by my tail, The Sheriffs shall admit no bail." The other (right) says: "Spread the net and you shall see Many a false oath will come to me."
Alternative Title:
Examination of the filth
Description:
Title etched in image., Attributed to printmaker only identified as 'Phillips' in the British Museum catalogue., and Temporary local subject terms: Plinths -- Nets -- Demons -- Scrutiny: Westminster election, 1784, begun on April 23, 1784 -- Allusion to the euphorbium bag thrown at Fox in Westminster Hall on February 14, 1784 -- Poll books as chamber pots -- Cutlery: Spoons.
Publisher:
Publish'd by S. Fores, No. 3, Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, and Great Britain. Parliament