"Burke (three quarter length) as a showman bends over his magic lantern in profile to the right. In the upper part of the design is a draped sheet on which are the objects thrown by the lantern. These are (left to right): [1] an oddly shaped elephant chained to a stake inscribed 'A Benares Flea'. [2] Three mountains piled one upon the other, inscribed respectively, 'Ossa', 'Pelion', 'Olympus'; the whole is 'A Begum Wart'. [3] Four large eyes dripping tears float half-submerged in the water they have produced, inscribed, 'Begums Tears'. [4] A whale spouting is 'An Ouzle'. From the right side of the magic lantern the end of a slide (or slider, cf. British Museum Satires No. 6287) emerges; on it is an oriental seated cross-legged and smoking. Next the lantern (right) are the heads and shoulders of two spectators in back view who are applauding; one says "finely imagined"; the other, "poor Ladies they have cried their Eyes out". The 'profil perdu' of Lord Derby appears on the extreme right, saying, "very like an Ouzle [weasel]. "Polonius"" ['Hamlet', III. ii.]."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched in bottom part of image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : aquatint and etching on laid paper ; plate mark 16.4 x 15.1 cm, on sheet 18.7 x 16.8 cm., and Mounted with one other print on leaf 43 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Publisher:
Publd. 6th May 1788 by T. Cornell, Bruton Street
Subject (Geographic):
Oudh (Princely State)
Subject (Name):
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
"Burke (three quarter length) as a showman bends over his magic lantern in profile to the right. In the upper part of the design is a draped sheet on which are the objects thrown by the lantern. These are (left to right): [1] an oddly shaped elephant chained to a stake inscribed 'A Benares Flea'. [2] Three mountains piled one upon the other, inscribed respectively, 'Ossa', 'Pelion', 'Olympus'; the whole is 'A Begum Wart'. [3] Four large eyes dripping tears float half-submerged in the water they have produced, inscribed, 'Begums Tears'. [4] A whale spouting is 'An Ouzle'. From the right side of the magic lantern the end of a slide (or slider, cf. British Museum Satires No. 6287) emerges; on it is an oriental seated cross-legged and smoking. Next the lantern (right) are the heads and shoulders of two spectators in back view who are applauding; one says "finely imagined"; the other, "poor Ladies they have cried their Eyes out". The 'profil perdu' of Lord Derby appears on the extreme right, saying, "very like an Ouzle [weasel]. Polonius" ['Hamlet', III. ii.]."--British Museum online catalogue, description of another version of the same design
Description:
Title etched in bottom part of image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and "Another (almost identical) version of the design [British Museum Satiries No. 7313], with the same signature and inscriptions except that the quotation marks in the title and enclosing 'Polonius' are omitted."--British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Publd. 6th May 1788 by T. Cornell, Bruton Street
Subject (Geographic):
Oudh (Princely State)
Subject (Name):
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Full length portrait of a booted and spurred George Onslow, M.P. for Guildford, and supporter of the North ministry, facing left, his back to the viewer. In the right foreground stands a spurred game cock, a reference to Onslow's nickname, Little Cocking George
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., and Mounted on page 5 with three other prints.
Full length portrait of a booted and spurred George Onslow, M.P. for Guildford, and supporter of the North ministry, facing left, his back to the viewer. In the right foreground stands a spurred game cock, a reference to Onslow's nickname, Little Cocking George
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 13.7 x 9.1 cm, on sheet 17.8 x 12 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 4 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Mr. Geo. Onslow.
Full length portrait of a booted and spurred George Onslow, M.P. for Guildford, and supporter of the North ministry, facing left, his back to the viewer. In the right foreground stands a spurred game cock, a reference to Onslow's nickname, Little Cocking George
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image. and Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue.
Leaf 24. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In a possible burlesque of West's Death of Wolfe, a "wounded" Fox lies supported by his followers. He is held in the arms of Admiral Keppel, as Burke in monk's habit offers him a glass, and Mary (Perdita) Robinson applies smelling salts. North is to the right, swooning with grief and supported by Portland, while Sheridan kneels to the right in front of John Cavendish. Behind Fox at the far left the Prince of Wales kneels to kiss Perdita's unoccupied hand. A satire on the defeat of Fox's India Bill
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate signed I.B. (i.e. John Boyne) in lower right corner of image., Restrike, with imprint removed, of a plate published 5 January 1784 by E. Hedges. For original issue, see no. 6367 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], and On leaf 24 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, and Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796
In a possible burlesque of West's Death of Wolfe, a "wounded" Fox lies supported by his followers. He is held in the arms of Admiral Keppel, as Burke in monk's habit offers him a glass, and Mary (Perdita) Robinson applies smelling salts. North is to the right, swooning with grief and supported by Portland, while Sheridan kneels to the right in front of John Cavendish. Behind Fox at the far left the Prince of Wales kneels to kiss Perdita's unoccupied hand. A satire on the defeat of Fox's India Bill
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Print signed I.B. (i.e. John Boyne) in lower right of image.
Publisher:
Jany. 5, Publish'd by E. Hedges No. 92 Cornhill, & sold by S. Fores No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, and Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796
In a possible burlesque of West's Death of Wolfe, a "wounded" Fox lies supported by his followers. He is held in the arms of Admiral Keppel, as Burke in monk's habit offers him a glass, and Mary (Perdita) Robinson applies smelling salts. North is to the right, swooning with grief and supported by Portland, while Sheridan kneels to the right in front of John Cavendish. Behind Fox at the far left the Prince of Wales kneels to kiss Perdita's unoccupied hand. A satire on the defeat of Fox's India Bill
Description:
Title from item., Print signed I.B. (i.e. John Boyne) in lower right of image., Probably a later state, with imprint removed, of a plate published by E. Hedges. Cf. No. 6367 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., and Date of publication based on that of probable earlier state. See British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, and Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796
V. 3. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"General Frost towers above Napoleon who stands in the snow, his arms folded, while Frost, standing behind him, holds his victim's nose, and flourishes a large razor of 'Russian Steel'. Frost is a grotesque monster, nude to the waist and with the legs of a bear; his great feet are planted upon two groups of little French soldiers, crushing them into the snow. He is emaciated and old, with glaring eyeballs, wide mouth fringed with fang-like teeth, and huge moustache; a blast issues from each nostril; one inscribed 'North' slants down upon Napoleon's head, the other, slanting to the right, is inscribed 'North East--Snow and Sleet'; these are white against a dark sky. He has icicles for eyebrows and on his head are jagged pinnacles inscribed 'Mountain of Ice'. This is irradiated by a disk above his head inscribed 'Polar--Star'. His fingers are talons. From his mouth float the words: "Invade My Country indeed--I'll Shave--Freeze--and Bury you in Snow--You little Monkey." Tears fall from Napoleon's eyes, and he says: "Pray--Brother--General--have Mercy, dont overwhelm me with your hoary element, You have so niped me, that my very Teeth chatter Oh--dear--I am quite Chop fallen." A telescope is thrust under his arm. He wears the wide plumed bicorne of earlier caricatures. In the background on the left is 'Moscow' in flames; on the right the buildings of 'Petersbourg', and, nearer the foreground, 'Riga'. Above the horizon rise icebergs in fantastic shapes."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
General Frost shaving Little Boney
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker's signature followed by a symbol: A circle with a cross inside and an arrow projecting from the top., Date precedes publisher's statement in imprint., Plate numbered "181" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 3., "Price one shilling coloured.", Watermark: Basted Mill 1812., and Leaf 94 in volume 3.