A Cardinal-Legate with attendant clergy gives absolution to Lyndhurst, Peel, and Wellington who kneel before a throne on a dais, their hands in prayer. Lyndhurst has the Purse of the Great Seal under his knees and the mace on the floor beside him. Attendant clergy include two obese monks or friars, one of whom holds a candle, the other a grotesque image of the Virgin. Also in attendance is a Jesuit who holds a triple cross and claps a rosary and a thin, sly-looking priest who also holds a candle
Description:
Title etched below image., The figure with hat and cane is a device of Paul Pry, pseudonym of William Heath., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., and "Pl. 2"--Upper right corner.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Church of England
Subject (Topic):
Relations, Catholic Church, Catholic Emancipation, Cardinals, Monks, Podiums, and Priests
Reduced copy of Hogarth's print; interior of a chapel with an impassioned preacher inspiring his listeners who include a woman swooning on the floor and a young couple embracing; many of the congregation are clutching figures of Christ; a barking dog with a collar without "Whitfield" etched on it echoes the preacher
Description:
Title etched above image., Legend to figures lettered or marked with asterisks in image, above imprint and below image: A. After Raphael. B. After Rubens. C. After Rembrandt. D.E.F.G.H. Are imitiations of other painters. *From sketches by Hogarth on the margins of the original prints., "Page 233"--Above image, left., Plate prepared for: Ireland, J. Supplement to Hogarth Illustrated, 1798, p. 233., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Details from: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2425., Details form: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 210., and On page 190 in volume 2.
Publisher:
Published by John Ireland, No. 3 Poets Corner, Palace Yard, Westminster
Subject (Name):
Toft, Mary, 1703-1763
Subject (Topic):
Christianity, Superstition, Demonology, Demons, Ghosts, and Witches
Reduced copy of Hogarth's print; interior of a chapel with an impassioned preacher inspiring his listeners who include a woman swooning on the floor and a young couple embracing; many of the congregation are clutching figures of Christ; a barking dog with a collar without "Whitfield" etched on it echoes the preacher
Description:
Title etched above image., Legend to figures lettered or marked with asterisks in image, above imprint and below image: A. After Raphael. B. After Rubens. C. After Rembrandt. D.E.F.G.H. Are imitiations of other painters. *From sketches by Hogarth on the margins of the original prints., "Page 233"--Above image, left., Plate prepared for: Ireland, J. Supplement to Hogarth Illustrated, 1798, p. 233., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Details from: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2425., Details form: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 210., and On page 191 in volume 2.
Publisher:
Published by John Ireland, No. 3 Poets Corner, Palace Yard, Westminster
Subject (Name):
Toft, Mary, 1703-1763
Subject (Topic):
Christianity, Superstition, Demonology, Demons, Ghosts, and Witches
George IV, looking into a full length mirror, is startled by the sight of the likeness of his estranged wife, Caroline looking back at him over the shoulder of his reflection in the mirror. He wears a crown, his coronet and feathers discarded on the floor beside him. The carpet, chair, and table-cloth are decorated with the Royal Arms
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on page 27 of: George Humphrey shop album., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 32.9 x 23.5 cm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 11, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
George IV, looking into a full length mirror, is startled by the sight of the likeness of his estranged wife, Caroline looking back at him over the shoulder of his reflection in the mirror. He wears a crown, his coronet and feathers discarded on the floor beside him. The carpet, chair, and table-cloth are decorated with the Royal Arms
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 11, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
"A design in three compartments, each with its title. [1] John Bull (left), very corpulent, a frothing tankard in his hand, sits in an arm-chair beside a table loaded with beef, pudding, and 'Home Brew'd'; he is approached by three famished Frenchmen, who lean eagerly towards him, cap in hand. He points to the table, saying: "The blessed effects of a good Constitution." The three say: "I am your Friend John Bull you want a Reform"; "My Honble Friend speaks my Sentiments"; "John Bull you are too Fat." Below: [2] The three Frenchmen, ragged, bare-legged, and fierce-looking, two with bludgeons and one with a dagger, advance menacingly to John Bull, who holds out a frog, saying: "A Pretty Reform indeed you have deprived me of my Leg and given me nothing but Frogs to eat I shall be Starved I am no Frenchman." He has a wooden leg, is less stout than in [1], and his clothes are ragged. The Frenchmen say: "Eat it you Dog & hold your Tongue you are very happy"; "Thats right my friend we will make him Happier still" (his cap is inscribed 'Ca ira'); "He is a little leaner now." Below: [3] John Bull lies prostrate screaming "O - H - O - H"; two frantic Frenchmen holding firebrands trample fiercely on him. One (left) says: "now he is quite happy I will have a Jump"; the other adds, "Oh Delightfull you may thank me you Dog for sparing your Life - thank me I say."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Reform begun and Reform compleat
Description:
Title from text etched above each image., Attributed to Rowlandson by the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Food: roast beef -- Beverages -- Dishes: tankards -- Jugs -- Weapons: bludgeons -- Wooden legs -- Allusion to French Revolution -- Frenchmen.
Publisher:
Pulished [sic] as the act directs, Jany. 8th, 1793, by Jno. Brown, No. 2 Adelphi
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
History, Foreign public opinion, British, John Bull (Symbolic character), Ethnic stereotypes, Obesity, Meat, Beer, Pitchers, Daggers & swords, Frogs, and Peg legs
"Satire on the corrupt election for the Denbighshire county seat in 1741 where William Myddelton returned his kinsman John Myddelton although the latter had been heavily defeated at the poll. William Myddelton is shown in his cell at Newgate, seated despondently in front of a fire above which is drawn a hanging man and the initials "R.T."; the Bishop of St Asaph peers through the barred window. Beneath the image is the receipt for the prisoner from Thomas Bold, Keeper of Newgate."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Below the image with the title, continuing 'Newgate Febry 24th 1741. / Reced. the Body of Willm, M-n Esqr. the High Sheriff of the County of Den - gh by the hand of Mr. Tho. Hollingshead Messinger to the Honble,, the House of Commons, by vertue of a Warrant from the Right Honourable the Speaker of the Said House. / Tho Bold Keeper / Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by T.B. Feb: 27th. 1741.', Publication year in British Museum catalogue: 1742., and On page after 100. Sheet 268 x 165 mm.
"Satire on the corrupt election for the Denbighshire county seat in 1741 where William Myddelton returned his kinsman John Myddelton although the latter had been heavily defeated at the poll. William Myddelton is shown in his cell at Newgate, seated despondently in front of a fire above which is drawn a hanging man and the initials "R.T."; the Bishop of St Asaph peers through the barred window. Beneath the image is the receipt for the prisoner from Thomas Bold, Keeper of Newgate."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Below the image with the title, continuing 'Newgate Febry 24th 1741. / Reced. the Body of Willm, M-n Esqr. the High Sheriff of the County of Den - gh by the hand of Mr. Tho. Hollingshead Messinger to the Honble,, the House of Commons, by vertue of a Warrant from the Right Honourable the Speaker of the Said House. / Tho Bold Keeper / Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by T.B. Feb: 27th. 1741.', Publication year in British Museum catalogue: 1742., Mounted., and Date from imprint repeated in unidentified hand in lower right corner of plate.
"The interior of a church (? the Chapel Royal) showing pulpit, side-gallery, and pews beneath the gallery. Wilkes (left) is the preacher, beneath him is his clerk, Pitt. At a right angle to the gallery is the royal pew (right), from which the King looks with earnest attention to the preacher. Queen Charlotte, her fingers to her mouth, also listens attentively. A lady-in-waiting and a courtier with a long wand (Lord Salisbury, the Lord Chamberlain) stand behind. The pew is decorated with the royal arms and has a canopy. In the centre of the gallery sit the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Fitzherbert; he turns away from the preacher, looking at her. Behind him stands George Hanger; behind Mrs. Fitzherbert sits a man looking at Wilkes through a spy-glass. Between him and the royal pew are three men in legal wigs and gowns: Pepper Arden, Dundas, and (?) Kenyon. Between the Prince and the pulpit sit North (asleep) and Burke, looking intently at Wilkes; a lady (? Duchess of Devonshire) attempts to wake North. In the seats under the gallery sit parties of citizens, in general asleep or inattentive. Below the royal pew stands Fox on a low stool as a penitent draped in a sheet; he wears a placard inscribed 'For Playing Cards on the Lord's Day'. A stout lady with an aquiline nose stands near Pitt; with a raised whip she chases a number of dogs out of the church. She has some resemblance to the Duchess of Gordon, a friend of Pitt. Immediately behind Mrs. Fitzherbert and between two Gothic windows is a wall-tablet inscribed: 'This Tablet is erected to the memory of the renowned Plenipotentiary who died by the bow string a short time after his return to Algiers. Two maiden ladies of this Parish who tasted exquisite felicity from his Prowess, dedicate this frail memorial to his loved memory'. Cf. British Museum Satires No. 7935, &c. Immediately behind Mrs. Fitzherbert and between two Gothic windows is a wall-tablet inscribed: 'This Tablet is erected to the memory of the renowned Plenipotentiary who died by the bow string a short time after his return to Algiers. Two maiden ladies of this Parish who tasted exquisite felicity from his Prowess, dedicate this frail memorial to his loved memory'. Cf. BMSat 7935, &c."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Wonderful effects of a proclamation
Description:
Title from item., Artist tentatively identified as Henry Wigstead; see British Museum catalogue., Printmaker formerly identified as Rowlandson, but an attribution to F.G. Byron (Andrew Edmunds, February 2021) is noted in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: J,4.101., The listed publisher "Paddy Whack" probably stands for William Holland; see British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Congregations -- Piety Proclamation, June 1, 1787., and Mounted to 30 x 46 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Paddy Whack, Oxford Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Alvanley, Richard Pepper Arden, Baron, 1745-1804, Kenyon, Lloyd Kenyon, Baron, 1732-1802, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824, Gordon, Jane Gordon, Duchess of, 1748-1812, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Chapel Royal (Saint James's Palace, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Churches, Religious services, Pulpits, Pews, Dogs, Whips, Signs (Notices), and Windows
"Gaetan Vestris (right) giving a dancing lesson to a gigantic goose with a human head and long pigtail queue. They face each other in profile. Vestris stands with his legs together, chest thrown out, his arms curved. "Regardez-moi" was his characteristic admonition. On a stool behind the goose is an open book inscribed "Electrical E. E. L."; on the ground at its feet is another inscribed "The Torpedo. Dedicated to Ld------C------. My Lord, I take the Liberty------ The greatness of whose Parts are known. . ." . This indicates that the goose is Lord Cholmondeley (1749-1827), "The Torpedo, a Poem to the Electrical Eel addressed to Mr John Hunter Surgeon" and "Dedicated to . . . Lord Cholmondeley," 4th ed. 1777, was a coarse and scurrilous poem, three lines of which are, "What tho' Lord Ch--lm--d--ly may conceal A most enormous length of Eel Admir'd for Size and bone:"In the wall which forms the background are two sash-windows and a door (left) round which a grinning youth, probably a servant, is looking. On the wall are half length portraits: three in ovals of elderly ladies in profile, one of a clergyman, full-face, wearing a biretta, his left hand on a book. There is also a picture of Fox, with a fox's head, seated opposite Cholmondeley; they are throwing dice. Fox appears satisfied, the other clenches his fist and exclaims in anger. A devil is climbing on the top of the frame and holds out a claw to grab the head of Fox. On the picture are the words "A Nick by God". Like Fox, see BMSat 5972, Cholmondeley held a faro bank at Brooks's. G.E.C., 'Complete Peerage'."-- British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text at bottom of image., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Gaëtan, 1729-1808, Cholmondeley, George James Cholmondeley, Marquess of, 1749-1827, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806