"Two tiers of single English figures expressing appropriate opinions about the coronation of Napoleon."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in dealer's description. Questionably attributed to Isaac Cruikshank in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1985,0119.188., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., "Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening"--Below image in lower right., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 16th, 1804, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
France and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Foreign public opinion, British, Public opinion, Soldiers, French, Sailors, and British
A soldier with a sword in his right hand has his left hand under the chin of a young lady who holds his gun in her left arm. Another soldier grins from behind a chair on which sits a drum. A monkey sits on a music book on a stool
Description:
Title from item., Numbered '145' in lower right corner., and Not in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published by Robert Sayer, Chart, Map, & Printseller, No. 53 Fleet Street as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Soldiers, Military uniforms, British, Drums, Parlors, and Pets
Title from caption below central design., With either other drawings, some with captions including, starting with upper left: [untitled: man with a surprised look on his face]; Raw recruit; Do. dress'd; "Bird cage walk"; Do. dress'd up; An officer going to a ball; A ball going to an officer. Other untitled drawings include a profile of an officer., Probably from Cruikshank's self-published series: My sketch book., Plate numbered in upper left corner: Pl. 3, and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
A view of the interior of a busy English barracks shows a more domestic than military atmosphere although weapons and other gear adorn the walls and lay scattered on the floor. The scene includes a woman nursing a baby (left); beside her, one soldier brushes his britches while another adjusts his helmet. A second woman (center) carries a child on her back as she hands a drink to a soldier who sits on a bunk; a basket of rolls (?) hangs from her arm. A third woman (left) stands at a washing tub wringing out clothes as she looks up approvingly at a young boy dressed as a soldier; beside her a handsome, well-dressed solder holds a baby who smiles at the scene
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Companion print to: French barracks., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pub. Aug. 12, 1791, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Army
Subject (Topic):
Barracks and quarters, Arms & armament, Barracks, British, Breast feeding, Children, Dogs, Grooming, Laundry, Soldiers, English, and Women
"Two designs placed side by side, the title so arranged that 'The Contrast' applies to both, the first four and last two words to the two designs respectively. [1] A scene outside Jaffa where the French flag flies from a fort on a rock at whose base are hospital tents (left), in which the sick can be seen. In the foreground Napoleon (a poor portrait) points with an imperious gesture to a bottle of 'Opium' in the hand of a distressed doctor in civilian dress. He says: "Don't talk to me of Humanity & the feelings of a generous heart, I say Poison those Sick dogs they are a burthen to me, & can no longer fight my Battles!!! I say destroy them - As for those Turks, them up in the Garrison, turn all the Guns upon them, Men, Women, & Children & blow them to atoms, they are too bold & resolute for me to suffer them to live, they are in my Way." In the middle distance (left) is a body of Turks, their arms tied behind them, guarded by a French soldier who points at Napoleon. Behind Napoleon two French officers exchange glances, acutely dismayed at the orders." ... [2] Two black soldiers, in neat regimentals, prepare to kill three haggard French officers. One raises an axe to smite a bound prisoner. Two British officers (left) interpose with outstretched arms; one says: "We know they are our Enemies, & yours, & the Enemies of all Mankind, nevertheless Humanity is so strongly planted in the Breast of an Englisman [sic], that he can become an humble beggar, for the lives, even of his enemies, when they are subdued." The other adds: "A mercy unexpected, undeserved surprises more."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Contrast to English humanity
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Publisher's advertisement in lower right: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., and Mounted on a 19th-century blue album sheet. On the verso are newspaper clippings on a variety of topics: Sir Lionel Darell and the benevolence of the King to grant him land for his greenhouses in Richmond Park; "Observations on the rot of sheep"; Poem entitled "Leamington Spa"; "Balloon Ascension" an extract from a letter from Bristol, dated Sept 26.; an report of the death of Simon Southward, a miller who was a prisoner for 43 years for debt and the delusion of being the Earl of Derby.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 13, 1804, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Flags, French, Forts & fortifications, Tents, Military medicine, Sick persons, Soldiers, Physicians, Opium, Military officers, Prisoners of war, Turkish, British, Physical restraints, and Axes
Top design: A group of happy, cheering young men toast each other with wine as they sit around a table, a victory cup and wine caraffes on the table. In the design below "Muck worms" an group of older, sour-looking men over punch and wine, many in spectacles, one writing as they argue
Alternative Title:
Muck worms
Description:
Each title etched below corresponding image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Imprint and printmaker's statement in top design., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 14, 1812, by T. Rowlandson, No 1. James St., Adelphi
Subject (Topic):
Eating & drinking, Eyeglasses, Soldiers, British, and Toasting
Scene at the door of a cottage. Two soldiers on horseback talk to a young couple in the door of a cottage. The young man scratches his head as the woman looks down demurely. A kid plays with the large goat. An obese rustic sits on the bench near the door smoking a pipe and holding a large pitcher in his hand. A dog sleeps at his feet
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate., Companion print to: She Will Be A Soldier. See British Museum catalogue., Plate numbered "No. 2" above title., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pub. May 1, 1798, at Ackermann's Gallery, No. 101 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Dwellings, Goats, Horses, Soldiers, British, and Recruiting & enlistment
Military squabble about dress and Heroes in council
Description:
Title from item., Curator attribution: Possibly by Ansell., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent for the evening., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Military: soldiers -- London hussar -- Knight -- Roman soldier -- Light Horse -- Guns: blunderbuss -- Emblems: dragon -- Allusion to Marc Anthony, 83-30 B.C. -- Allusion to Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, 69-30 B.C. -- Allusion to William Stewart, Viscount Mountjoy, 1653-1692 -- Allusion to Adonis., and Watermark: E & P.