Title written in ink on lower left corner., Signature and date not in Rowlandson's hand., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
The arms of two gibbets extend symmetrically, high above a bonfire; between them is an equally high post supporting a board on which the title is etched. From one (right) dangles a realistic effigy of Napoleon (scarcely caricatured) in cocked hat, uniform, and Hessian boots. From the other hangs a ruffianly fellow holding a dark lantern. They face each other in profile
Description:
Title from ink annotation, centered at the top of the sheet within the design., Unsigned; attributed to Rowlandson., and Preliminary pencil sketch of a print published by R. Ackermann on 27 November 1813. Cf. No. 12103 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9.
Subject (Name):
Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Page 166. Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility from contemporary annotations in ink on verso. and Mounted on page 166 in a volume containing Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his Description of the villa of Horace Walpole (Hazen 2523) and his Catalogue of pictures and drawings in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry-Hill (Hazen 2619.4). Part of the collection: Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss Sebright, Miss Knight, Mrs. Damer, John Gooch, Samuel Lysons, Sir Edward Walpole, and Thomas Walpole (Hazen 3641).
Subject (Name):
Grammont, Béatrix de Choiseul-Stainville, duchesse de, 1730-1794 and Luxembourg, Madeleine-Angélique de Neufville-Villeroy, duchesse de, 1707-1787,
An unfinished sketch for the engraving which appeared in the November 1845 issue of "George Cruikshank's Table-book," illustrating a brief article on railroad speculation by the periodical's editor, Gilbert Abbott a Beckett. John Bull is beset by lilliputian tormentors who are removing all his cash, clothing, and possessions, beneath clouds of steam and a clanging bell
Alternative Title:
Anticipated effects of the railway calls
Description:
Title from pencil annotation below image, in the artist's hand., Text above image: George Cruikshank's "Table Book"., and With additional pencil drawings and artist’s notes in the margins.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Auctions, Fictitious characters, Money, and Railroads
Page 169. Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Nobody
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility from contemporary annotations in ink on verso; the word "Nobody" is scribbled lightly in pencil above image. and Tipped in as page 169 in a volume containing Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his Description of the villa of Horace Walpole (Hazen 2523) and his Catalogue of pictures and drawings in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry-Hill (Hazen 2619.4). Part of the collection: Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss Sebright, Miss Knight, Mrs. Damer, John Gooch, Samuel Lysons, Sir Edward Walpole, and Thomas Walpole (Hazen 3641).