"John Bull, as a burly and ugly sailor, sits enthroned (right), listening to Melville's plea of innocence. Melville, in Highland dress, and wearing a feathered bonnet, stands in profile to the right. with clasped hands and flexed knees; he says: "Indeed Mr Bull - I knaw nae more aboot it - than Johnny Groat o'the Highlands." Trotter lurks behind him (left) furtively twitching his superior's kilt, and jerking his thumb to the left.; he says: "Take my advice - and let us Trot off while we are well, he looks confounded inquisitive." John scowls and glares pugnaciously, saying, "Why Look ye - de ye see - I dont come for to go for to say - exactly, that you sack'd the cole - all I say is the Shiners set sail - and as you had the care of the Hatches - it is, likely, you should know what Port they steer'd into! I say let's look at your log book Old one." He wears striped trousers and a knotted scarf; in his hat is a tobacco-pipe. His chair stands on a dais and is decorated with a crowned anchor and dolphins."--British Museum online catalogue and A satire on Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, who was accused of appropriating funds for non-naval purposes during his tenure as Lord of the Admiralty. Dundas was the most prominent Scottish politician of his era and instrumental in the progress of the Scottish Enlightenment. He is controversial today through his delaying the abolition of slavery for several years
Alternative Title:
Iohn Bull makeing a naval enqury and John Bull making a naval enquiry
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Publisher's advertisement in lower right: Folios of caracatures lent out for the evening.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 1st, 1805, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811., and Trotter, Alexander, 1750-1830
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Sailors, British, Thrones, Ethnic stereotypes, and Pleading (Begging)
"The comet has the profile head of Napoleon wearing a plumed bicorne; it rushes up from the left towards the sun, the profile head of George III, much irradiated. John Bull, a carbuncled 'cit', stoops low to look through a telescope on a tripod pointing towards the comet. Napoleon looks up at the King, who gazes fixedly above his head. He has ascended from a small piece of land rising from the narrow Channel separating it from John's wider fragment. Up this a frog clambers. On the open sea ships are strung out along the horizon. John says: "Aye - Aye - Master Comet - you may attempt your Periheliums - or your Devil heliums for what I care but take the word of an Old Man you'll never reach the Sun depend upon it"."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state.
Alternative Title:
John Bull making observations on the comet
Description:
"Price one shilling coloured.", Also issued separately., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: London, Printed for Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside, 10th Novr. 1807. Cf. No. 10769 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Later state; former plate number "29" has been replaced with a new number, and date has been removed from end of imprint statement., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Plate numbered "274" in upper right corner., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Johnstone, Henry Arthur--Ownership., Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821--Caricatures and cartoons., Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character)--Caricatures and cartoons.
"John Bull, a sturdy citizen, displays to the Tsar who is a crowned bear on its hind-legs (left), an enormous open book: 'John Bulls Journal'. This rests on the ground, and reaches to John's chest; he points to the right.-hand page: 'The Great the Magnanimous Catherine of Russia seized upon One third of the Kingdom of Poland and Kept it to herself - These Peaceful Danes Seiz'd on the City of Hamburgh.' He says: "So you say Master Bruin, that my visit to Denmark has no parallel in History- do be so good as to turn your spectacles to this page and refresh Your Memory." The bear peers gloomily through huge spectacles at the page. Round his neck is a collar: 'This Bear belongs to Napoleo[n]'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
John Bull refreshing the bears memory
Description:
Title etched below image. and Plate numbered "34" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Published by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825., Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796., and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Books, Crowns, and Eyeglasses
"Two men, wearing patched and ragged clothes, stand together. One (left) stands full-face, arms folded, shoulders hunched, staring to the right with fierce despair. From his pocket issues a bulky document: 'By Law I'm Ruin'd quite'. The other (right) stands in profile to the left, his left hand in his coat-pocket from which hang papers inscribed: 'Spent all my Money & Lost my Cause'; 'Mortgage'; 'Officer's Fees'. He looks down with an expression of angry melancholy."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
John Doe & Richd. Roe, brothers in law and John Doe and Richd. Roe, brothers in law
Description:
Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Law: legal fees., Leaf 62 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 20.8 x 16.4 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm.
"On the left: An old sailor with a long pigtail, and wearing an old-fashioned blue coat with gold lace, points with a pointer at a large decoration by Thornhill. He leans against an iron railing, standing on raised stone flags. A corner of the decoration is shown, swirling allegorical figures, nude and partly draped. On the right: The lower left corner of a large heavily framed picture with a man in Roman draperies, and a woman in longer draperies. Two sightseers and a small boy gaze at the wall, the man yawning cavernously. Three lines of text in lower right corner of design: "Here is Prince George of Denmark, and in & the Prospective a View of St Pauls London, Sr James Thornhill in the Wig &&&'"--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
John Rosedale, mariner
Description:
In lower left corner of design: J.N. Esqr. 1807. and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., George,--Prince, consort of Anne, Queen of Great Britain,--1653-1708--Portraits., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Rosedale, John (Mariner), Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, publisher., and Thornhill, James,--Sir,--1675-1734.
Subject (Topic):
Boys., Paintings., Sailors--Briish., and Sightseers.
"Two elderly Scots discuss the Melville case; one, wearing old-fashioned court dress with a sword, takes snuff from the other's ram's-horn mull; he says: "Touch the Sillar!!! - T'is a on disgrace on aw Scotland!" They have sly, twisted expressions. Melville (left), weeping, clutches the back of the speaker's coat. He wears Highland dress, and says: "What my ain Countrymen turn their backs on me! then tis aw up with Johny Mac-cree [see British Museum Satires No. 10378]". On the right, Pitt runs off furtively to the right, saying, "I must cut out this Connexion - & leave him to his fate"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Johny Mac-Cree in the dumps!! and Johnny Mac-Cree in the dumps!!
Description:
Title etched below image. and Watermark: C. Wilmott 1801.
Publisher:
Published April 12 - 1805 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811 and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
"Portrait of Swift seen half length, within oval frame, panelled corners, directed towards left, facing towards and looking towards left, wig, bands, black gown; after face and title altered from Benjamin Pratt, and arms and inscriptions erased."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Jonathan Swift S.T.D.
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states., Later state of a plate, engraved by John Simon and published circa 1715 by William Sarson, that originally depicted the clergyman Benjamin Pratt and had the title "The Reverend Mr. Benjamin Pratt A.M." The face was altered to that of Jonathan Swift by the engraver Peter Pelham, and the original inscription was erased and replaced. See: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0413.132., Twelve lines of verse in two columns below title: Four brillant [sic] gems, in this great genius shine, The scholar, poet, statesman and divine ..., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 2 (leaf numbered '30' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
John Bowles
Subject (Name):
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745, and Pratt, Benjamin, 1676 or 1677-1715.
Edited by Bryan Duppa D.D., Lord Bp. of Winchester., Extra signature d inserted between D and E, paged 28-32., Imperfect: leaf [L]2 (blank) wanting ; some leaves slightly bled., Imprimatur (dated Jan. 23. 1637): Tho: Wykes, R.O. Episc Lond. Capell: Domest., In verse ; English, Latin, and Greek., Poems by Lord Falkland, Sir John Beaumont the younger, Sir Thomas Hawkins, Henry King, W. Abington, Edmund Waller, James Howell, J. Cl.[eveland?], W. Cartwright, Owen Feltham, Shackerley Marmion, John Ford, and others., Signatures: A2, B-D4, d4, E-I4, K4, [L]2 ([L]2 blank)., and Uncut.
Publisher:
Printed by E.P. for Henry Seile, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Tygers Head in Fleet-street, over-against Saint Dunstans Church,
Subject (Name):
Duppa, Brian, bishop of Winchester, 1588-1662. and Jonson, Ben,--1573?-1637--Poetry.