Full length caricature of Edmund Burke, facing left making a speech. In his upraised right hand is a paper alluding to his Bill for Economical Reform
Alternative Title:
For rhetoric he could not ope his mouth but out there flew a trope
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 1 with three other prints.
Publisher:
Published 6th April 1782 by C. Bretherton
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Public speaking, and Clothing & dress
Full length caricature of Edmund Burke, facing left making a speech. In his upraised right hand is a paper alluding to his Bill for Economical Reform
Alternative Title:
For rhetoric he could not ope his mouth but out there flew a trope
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.3 cm, on sheet 19.3 x 13.3 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 2 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. Burke.
Publisher:
Published 6th April 1782 by C. Bretherton
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Public speaking, and Clothing & dress
Full length depiction of Henry Dundas in an orator's pose facing left
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.3 cm, on sheet 19.5 x 12.9 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 2 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. Dundas.
Portrait of Charles Stanhope (Lord Mahon) in profile to the right, leaning forward and gesturing with his right arm. He holds his hat and cane in the left hand
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Plate numbered "XIX" in upper left corner.
Publisher:
Published 17 June 1782 by C. Bretherton
Subject (Geographic):
England and England.
Subject (Name):
Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Politicians, and Public speaking
Full length portrait of North facing right, with a paper in his right hand
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Plate numbered "12" in upper left corner., and Mounted on page 1 with three other prints.
Full length portrait of North facing right, with a paper in his right hand
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Plate numbered "12" in upper left corner., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.3 cm, on sheet 19.3 x 13.2 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 2 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: Lord North.