- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [22 April 1783] and [approximately 1868?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 2. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Lord North, sitting on a large roll inscribed "Budget" offers Charles Fox a spoonful of broth from a bowl in his lap. He warns Fox to "... Be cautious! - a little of my Broth goes a great way ..." Fox, with a fox's head, sits on "Pandora's Box," his right arm round North's shoulder, saying, " ... give me a sup of your soup ..." To the right, a devil squatting on a low stool in front of a fireplace blows bellows at the fire under a large cauldron with more broth in it. A large coalition medal (cf. BMSat 6183) with the likenesses of North and Fox hangs above the mantel
- Alternative Title:
- Devil's the best of the bunch and Devil is the best of the bunch
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Restrike, with "J. Gillray fecit" added in lower right corner. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6219 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Cf. Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, page 47., and On leaf 2 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 22d, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Devil, Pandora's box, Fireplaces, Bellows, and Cauldrons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Bonus melior optimus, or, The Devil's the best of the bunch [graphic]
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- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [22 April 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.04.22.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Lord North, sitting on a large roll inscribed "Budget" offers Charles Fox a spoonful of broth from a bowl in his lap. He warns Fox to "... Be cautious! - a little of my Broth goes a great way ..." Fox, with a fox's head, sits on "Pandora's Box," his right arm round North's shoulder, saying, " ... give me a sup of your soup ..." To the right, a devil squatting on a low stool in front of a fireplace blows bellows at the fire under a large cauldron with more broth in it. A large coalition medal (cf. BMSat 6183) with the likenesses of North and Fox hangs above the mantel
- Alternative Title:
- Devil's the best of the bunch and Devil is the best of the bunch
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching, hand-colored ; sheet 24 x 33 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 22d, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Devil, Pandora's box, Fireplaces, Bellows, and Cauldrons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Bonus melior optimus, or, The Devil's the best of the bunch [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823 printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [12 April 1785]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 782 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 29. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Pitt's 'Propositions' for freedom of commerce between England and Ireland are supported on an Irish harp which rests on a rectangular framework above a fire which is being made to blaze by North and Fox. North (left, as Boreas), on hands and knees, his cheeks inflated, blows at the flames; Fox (right), seated on a bulky roll inscribed 'Petition from the Cotton Manufacture[rs]', plies a pair of bellows. The fuel of the fire consists of papers inscribed 'Rumour', 'Evidence at the Bar' (2), 'Pamphlets', 'Pleadings at ye Bar' (2), 'Arguments'. The flames and smoke which extend above their heads are inscribed 'Distrust', 'To Scotland', 'Discontent', 'To the Chamber of Commerce', 'Objections', 'Jealousy', 'To Manchester'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 47 with one other print.
- Publisher:
- Published 12th April 1785 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Ireland
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, and Ireland. Parliament. House of Commons
- Subject (Topic):
- Resolutions, Politics and government, Bellows, Bonfires, Harps, and Musical instruments
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [North and Fox attack the Irish resolutions] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823 printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [12 April 1785]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 29. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Pitt's 'Propositions' for freedom of commerce between England and Ireland are supported on an Irish harp which rests on a rectangular framework above a fire which is being made to blaze by North and Fox. North (left, as Boreas), on hands and knees, his cheeks inflated, blows at the flames; Fox (right), seated on a bulky roll inscribed 'Petition from the Cotton Manufacture[rs]', plies a pair of bellows. The fuel of the fire consists of papers inscribed 'Rumour', 'Evidence at the Bar' (2), 'Pamphlets', 'Pleadings at ye Bar' (2), 'Arguments'. The flames and smoke which extend above their heads are inscribed 'Distrust', 'To Scotland', 'Discontent', 'To the Chamber of Commerce', 'Objections', 'Jealousy', 'To Manchester'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper ; plate mark 19.9 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 22 x 26.6 cm., and Mounted with one other print on leaf 29 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Publisher:
- Published 12th April 1785 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Ireland
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, and Ireland. Parliament. House of Commons
- Subject (Topic):
- Resolutions, Politics and government, Bellows, Bonfires, Harps, and Musical instruments
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [North and Fox attack the Irish resolutions] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823 printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [12 April 1785]
- Call Number:
- 785.04.12.01 Impression 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 29. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Pitt's 'Propositions' for freedom of commerce between England and Ireland are supported on an Irish harp which rests on a rectangular framework above a fire which is being made to blaze by North and Fox. North (left, as Boreas), on hands and knees, his cheeks inflated, blows at the flames; Fox (right), seated on a bulky roll inscribed 'Petition from the Cotton Manufacture[rs]', plies a pair of bellows. The fuel of the fire consists of papers inscribed 'Rumour', 'Evidence at the Bar' (2), 'Pamphlets', 'Pleadings at ye Bar' (2), 'Arguments'. The flames and smoke which extend above their heads are inscribed 'Distrust', 'To Scotland', 'Discontent', 'To the Chamber of Commerce', 'Objections', 'Jealousy', 'To Manchester'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted to 27 x 33 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published 12th April 1785 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Ireland
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, and Ireland. Parliament. House of Commons
- Subject (Topic):
- Resolutions, Politics and government, Bellows, Bonfires, Harps, and Musical instruments
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [North and Fox attack the Irish resolutions] [graphic]