"Officers promenade, swaggering selfconsciously; three couples are arm-in-arm. One pair, one of whom is a lancer with a moustache, arrogantly stare at a taller and more dignified Life Guards officer wearing a huge curling plume on the crest of his helmet. All have small high waists with belts or sashes, bulging breasts, high collars, and stocks, narrow and sometimes tiny coat-tails, tight sleeves, high padded shoulders; usually a bush of hair projects from a fantastic shako or helmet. The two Life Guards officers have boots, wide at the top, reaching to the thigh. Two officers wear fantastically large plumed shakos. An officer in back view, (?) the Duke of York, wears the plumed hat of a field-marshal, and is arm-in-arm with a very tall thin officer"--British Museum online catalogue, description of S.W. Fores copy
Alternative Title:
Heroes of 1819
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Possible reissue of print published by S.W. Fores., Publication date from unverified data from local card catalog record., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Cf. No. 13059 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9.
Publisher:
Publish'd by J. Le Petit 20 Capel St.
Subject (Name):
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Subject (Topic):
Daggers & swords, Dandies, British, and Military uniforms
"The Mary Elizabeth (Nugent) Marchioness of Buckingham (died 1813) looks from a curtained bed towards her infant which is being shown by an old soldier to her husband, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who enters from the right, wearing a ribbon and sword. The soldier has a wooden leg and a patch over one eye; he says, "Deel my saul but he'll be a brave soldier your honor, he's got a noble Truncheon". Buckingham answers, "Thanks! thanks! my brave Serjeant, you shall be Knighted this day". Behind him, and on the extreme right, stand another old soldier with two wooden legs supported on crutches, and a man in a university gown and bands, carrying a jug inscribed 'Dublin University Pitcher'. The soldier says, "Downright robbery, by St Patrick! we'll be soon famished if our broth is to be stole from us in this manner". He looks towards a man in a Chancellor's wig and gown, seated on the extreme left and holding a bowl, who says to a nurse who stands over him : "Poo! Poo! good woman this is not caudle! this is the old Soldiers porridge!"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vice Queen's delivery at the old soldier's hospital in Dublin
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed by Grego to Rowlandson. Possibly by Henry Wigstead. Cf. British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Advertisement below title: In Holland's exhibition rooms may be seen the largest collection of caricature and other humorous prints in Europe. Admittance one shilling., and Watermark: fleur-de-lis on crowned shield.
Publisher:
Dublin pubd., London repubd by Willm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland.
Subject (Name):
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Nugent, George Nugent Grenville, Baron, 1788-1850, Lifford, James Hewitt, Viscount, 1709-1789, Hely-Hutchinson, John, 1724-1794, and Royal Hospital Donnybrook.
Subject (Topic):
Bowls (Tableware), Children, Crutches, Daggers & swords, Eye patches, Food.., Military uniforms, Irish, Peg legs, Pitchers, School superintendents, and Soldiers