"The trunk of a tree projects horizontally from a trestle on which it rests. Within its circumference is the head of Lord Sydney, in profile to the right, facing the point of an auger with which a judge (Loughborough), whose head is in back-view, is boring into the transverse section of the log. The point of the auger is the smiling head of Lord Stormont, in profile facing downwards, the top of his wig being the point of contact. Two small stumps of branches are inscribed 'Ist Proposition' and '2d Proposition'."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a probable earlier state
Alternative Title:
Boring a secret of state
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Publisher's name is absent from imprint, and beginning of date has been burnished from plate., Probably a later state, with day of publication burnished from plate and month of publication altered from "June" to "July", of no. 6796 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Temporary local subject terms: Ireland & Irish -- Irish Propositions, 1785 -- Tree trunks -- Benches -- Tools: Augers., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 15 x 23.7 cm, on sheet 17.5 x 26 cm., and Mounted with one other print on leaf 29 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Ireland
Subject (Name):
Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805, Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796, and Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Logs, and Drilling & boring machinery
"The trunk of a tree projects horizontally from a trestle on which it rests. Within its circumference is the head of Lord Sydney, in profile to the right, facing the point of an auger with which a judge (Loughborough), whose head is in back-view, is boring into the transverse section of the log. The point of the auger is the smiling head of Lord Stormont, in profile facing downwards, the top of his wig being the point of contact. Two small stumps of branches are inscribed 'Ist Proposition' and '2d Proposition'."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a probable earlier state
Alternative Title:
Boring a secret of state
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Publisher's name is absent from imprint, and beginning of date has been burnished from plate., Probably a later state, with day of publication burnished from plate and month of publication altered from "June" to "July", of no. 6796 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., and Temporary local subject terms: Ireland & Irish -- Irish Propositions, 1785 -- Tree trunks -- Benches -- Tools: Augers.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Ireland
Subject (Name):
Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805, Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796, and Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Logs, and Drilling & boring machinery
Temporary local subject terms: Literature: Quotation from Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, A midsummer night's dream, iii.i.121 -- Elections: Westminster, 1784 -- Taverns: Exterior of Shakespeare Tavern -- Covent Garden: Piazza -- Portico of St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden -- Clergy: Jesuits -- Tinkers -- Political grapes -- Asses' heads
Alternative Title:
Bottom Snout and Quince
Description:
Title from item., Traces of burnished imprint line above the title., Text following title: vide Shakespeare Mid-summer night dream., Watermark in center of sheet: fleur-de-lis., and Mounted to 46 x 31 cm.
Publisher:
Published April 15, 1784, by J. Wallis, No. 16 Ludgate St.
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 25th, 1831.
Call Number:
831.04.25.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A cricket-match. The King (left), who is nearest the picture-plane and larger in scale than the others, has just bowled, with arms flung wide, a huge ball inscribed 'Reform', hitting the batsman, Wellington, in the stomach and knocking him against the stumps. Grey fields near the King, exclaiming, 'Hu.a he's Out'; the King: 'Aye and with a Ground hopper too'. Farther off (left to right) are Burdett (in top-boots), Lord John Russell, who says 'Thats what I call a Purger' [see British Museum Satires No. 16602], and Brougham. All the players wear shirts and waistcoats. There are also two others in the field (as spectators they wear coats), Aberdeen (indicated by tartan) who says 'Foul Foul', and Cumberland. In the background are many frantically cheering spectators and a marquee from which flies a flag inscribed 'Umpire Public Opinion'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Bowled out, or, The King and all England against the Boroughmongers, K-g & all England against the Boroughmongers, and King and all England against the Boroughmongers
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by Tregear, Cheapside
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764-1845, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784-1860, and Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851
"A band of assailants led by an irate bishop approaches from the right, to the attack of a stone building, a corner of the lower part of which is on the left. A closed door is inscribed 'Office of Justice'; from an open window immediately above it a man leans out, pistol in hand, saying, "This is my House this is my Castle". Two women kneel beside the stout bishop, one clutches his arm to restrain him, the other weeps; a third standing behind also weeps. Two parsons with clenched fists stand behind the bishop, one, who is fat, says "Turn him out"; the other, who is lean, says: "Ill thrach the Dog I'll box him what Dare to act contrary to the Opinions of his Spiritual Dictator, no not even in his Temporals, Turn him out." A third equally irate parson stands alone on the left of the door. A crowd with clubs and banners brings up the rear behind the clergy; the most conspicuous are two footmen in livery. The three banners are: 'Church Millitant', 'Unqualified Submission to our Spiritual Guides', and 'All Obedience.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Messengers of peace
Description:
Title etched below image., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: NB. Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Temporary local subject terms: Assaults -- Offices: diocese deputy registrar -- Parsons -- Samuel Grindley., Watermark: Strasburg bend., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 6, 1796, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1833]
Call Number:
Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Politicians introducing themselves and asking for Christmas boxes to John Bull."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Initials of printmaker Charles Jameson Grant in lower left portion of design., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Wood engraving with letterpress text., Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of imprint and series statement. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Numbered "121" in brown ink in lower left corner of design., and No. 121.
Publisher:
Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Politicians, Brooms & brushes, Lanterns, Staffs (Sticks), Bells, and Rats
Title etched in top part of image., Date of publication from that of the magazine in which the plate appeared., Numbered 'No. XII' in upper left corner., Two lines of verse below image: All courses the first heat with vigour run, but 'tis with whip & spur the race is won., Plate from: The Town and country magazine. London : A. Hamilton, Junr., v. 1(1769), p. 193., and Temporary local subject terms: Elections: Brentford elections, 1768 -- Emblems: cap of liberty and staff of maintenance of symbolic representation of John Wilkes -- Reference to John Wilkes's imprisonment -- Sergeant Whitaker -- David Roche -- Buildings: Mile End Assembly Room -- Medical: anti-venerial pills -- Reference to the House of Commons.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Carhampton, Henry Lawes Luttrell, Earl of, 1743-1821 and Wilkes, John, 1725-1797.
Title etched below image., Printmaker and publication information from other prints in the series: Anacharsis Cloots., Temporary local subject terms: French republicans -- Members of the opposition -- Reference to Jean-Pierre Brissot de Warville, 1754-1793., and Mounted to 37 x 33 cm.
"A bust portrait of Lauderdale, the head turned in profile to the right, with a fixed, smiling stare, both arms raised as if in violent gesticulation. .... For Lauderdale and Brissot see British Museum Satires No. 8439."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., One of eight satirical portraits in the series "Illustrious heads designed for a new history of republicanism ..."; see British Museum catalogue., For a variant state with plate number "4" etched in upper right corner, see no. 8453 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Temporary local subject terms: French republicans -- Members of the Opposition., and Mounted on page 92 with one other print.
Publisher:
Publd. 12th May 1794 by H. Humphrey
Subject (Name):
Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839 and Brissot de Warville, J.-P. 1754-1793. (Jacques-Pierre),