Leaf 11. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A foppishly dressed young man, intended to represent a starving Frenchman, is begging for a "letel bite" from a boy in a butcher's apron. The boy is holding a large bone in his hands and has a slab of beef ribs sticking out of his pocket
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publishd. Decr. 1st, 1780, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand [i.e. Field & Tuer]
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
National characteristics, French, Starvation, Butchers, Dandies, French, Meat, and Clothing & dress
Leaf 9. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The Devil stands at the center of a mountain top with outstretched wings, dressed in lawyers wig and bands, but with horns on his head and feet with claws. On the left Fox kneels, eagerly receiving from Satan a dice box and dice, an allusion to his no...
Alternative Title:
Old-orthodox restoring consolation to his fallen children
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Subject (Topic):
Devil, Gambling, Catholicism, and Clothing & dress
Leaf 4. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The new ministry is depicted on a large carousel, erected in front of the "Crown and Royal Bob" Inn. The structure is supported by a center pole held in place by pegs labelled "Treasury," "Navy" and "Army" terminating at the top with the head of the K...
Alternative Title:
New state whirligig
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 5th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Taverns (Inns), Merry-go-rounds, Wigs, Flags, British, Robberies, and Clothing & dress
Leaf 74. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A number of men seated round a circular table over the wine manifesting sleepiness or exhaustion in different ways, while an officer in regimentals harangues them on some campaign. He sits over the table, in profile on the right, gesticulating with ou...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Topic):
Boredom, Dogs, Eating & drinking, Sleeping, Storytelling, and Yawning
Leaf 78. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene in a crowded coffee house with a mad dog on a table and terrified customers scrambling for cover. On the wall, a broadside titled: For the brasiles the Cerberuse Capn. Popitner ... bruden ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 20th, 1809, by Thos. Rowlandson, No 1. James Street, Adelphi, London and Field & Tuer
Subject (Topic):
Eating & drinking facilities, Coffeehouses, Interiors, Crowds, Dogs, and Fear
Leaf 66. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A midshipman, no longer young, in shirtsleeves, sits on a padlocked chest blacking a boot. He looks straight before him with a tragic expression. He wears his regulation top-hat, blue trousers, neatly patched, and waistcoat over a white shirt, and si...
Alternative Title:
Midshipman on half pay
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
Tower Hill (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Sailors, British, Military officers, Boots, Brooms & brushes, Shoe shining, and Shoe polishes
Leaf 44. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Four elderly whist-players, broadly burlesqued. A grotesque woman (left), holding a hand of five low cards in all suits, exclaims (words below the title): "O Lor' Sir! I've | "Lost my Honor!"; she tilts her head so that the aigrette in her turban bur...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket and Field & Tuer
Subject (Topic):
Card games, Older people, Candles, Servants, Dandies, and British
Leaf 80. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Print of five clergymen over-indulging with food and drink in the Vestry room. They sit around a large table drinking, one member, with his foot bound with gout sits with his back to the viewer. On the left a footman kicks away a family of beggars fr...
Leaf 26. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Heading to a rebus engraved below the design, giving the text of the sermon. An ugly parson (right) preaches in close proximity to the canopied pew of the Duke of York, in which the Duke sprawls, with one leg along the edge of the pew. Mrs. Clarke, b...
Alternative Title:
Sermon preached before royalty by the Reverend Mr. O'Meara
Description:
Title etched below image; second syllable of the name "O'Meara" is represented by an image of a mare within the letter "O".
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Name):
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, and O'Meara, Reverend, active 1809
Leaf 36. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Three gentleman sit in a row boat fishing. As the man on the right tumbles off his chair into the river as waves hit their small boat, he accidently hooks his companion in the nose. A third man (left) looks on in horror as the man in the middle cries ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket [i.e Field & Tuer]
Subject (Topic):
Boats, Fishing, Fishing & hunting gear, Accidents, and Dogs
Leaf 11. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Charles James Fox, brandishing a whip, is depicted riding the old White Horse of Hanover into a ravine, with the words "Aut Cromwell aut nihil...", a saddle bag labelled "enjoyments" before him, and a basket behind, labelled "hopes and expectations" w...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 3d, 1783, by J. Williams, Strand, No. 227 and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Horseback riding, and Clothing & dress
Leaf 28. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Lunardi, slim and handsome, walks diagonally towards the spectator from the right, supported on a staff, his left hand held out as if begging. On his back is his collapsed balloon, a large bundle from which project a net and two oars or propellers. H...
Alternative Title:
Itinerant aeronaut
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Name):
Restrike, with printing plate cut down on bottom edge removing imprint. For original issue with the imprint "Pubd. 5 Sepr. 1785 by T. Cornell, Bruton Street", see no. 6858 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6. and Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806
Leaf 39. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two young men and two women dressed in an approximation of seventeenth-century costume with rods and a pile of fish they have just caught."--British Museum online catalogue
Leaf 8. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A scene of disorder; men sitting and standing round a circular table; they are smoking, gesticulating and drinking. A very fat man, seated on the farther side of the table, wearing a hat and smoking, his hands folded, says,"we want men of Activity". ...
Alternative Title:
Apothecaries, tailors, &c. conquering France and Spain and Apothecaries, tailors, conquering France and Spain
Leaf 7. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"George III, wearing a crown and ermine-trimmed robe is seated in an arm-chair asleep. The tassels of his girdle are thistles, indicative of Scottish influence. Round his neck is a chain from which hangs a cross, indicating the Romanizing tendencies o...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 15th, 1780, by W. Renegal [i.e. Field & Tuer]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, and Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Commerce, Sleeping, Beehives, Harps, and Lions
Leaf 54. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two designs on one plate. Design on top: A fat woman sits in a nightgown on the edge of a curtained bed while her husband (right) yawns in an armchair, glass and decanter beside him. He has dropped a (broken) pipe and his book: 'Memoirs of an Amorous ...
Alternative Title:
At home and abroad ; Abroad and at home
Description:
Titles etched below images.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feb. 28, 1807, by T. Rowlandson, No. 1 James St., Adelphi [i.e. Field & Tuer]
Leaf 3. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A tall, thin gentleman in a military uniform walks across a mountainous landscape carrying on his back an obese parson with a "Tithes" basket full of chickens and a sucking-pig under his left arm and a scourge with three lashes in his right hand. Behi...
Alternative Title:
Majesty of the people
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 10th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Tithes, Clergy, Farmers, Military officers, British, Clothing & dress, Whips, and Obesity
Leaf 24. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The Coalition ministers are gathered around the table placed in the mouth of a cave. On the left sits Lord North wearing armor under his cloak, a goblet in his left hand. Opposite him on the right is Charles Fox, dressed as a centurion and sitting on ...
Description:
Title from text in image.
Publisher:
Published by E. Hedges No. 92 Cornhill and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809, Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Costumes, Drinking vessels, Gambling, and Clothing & dress
Leaf 15. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
On the left, William Pitt, his arms and one leg raised, is looking up at the East India House that he has just kicked toward Charles Fox who stands ready to toss it back. Behind Fox is a table with dice and a dice box on it. Playing cards are scattere...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 7th, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and East India Company.
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 r...
Alternative Title:
Devil's the best of the bunch and Devil is the best of the bunch
Description:
Title etched below image.
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
Leaf 7. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Depicts the new ministry attempting to push down an already headless statue of Britannia. Thurlow and Mansfield on right pull on ropes to keep the statue in place, while Fox (depicted as a fox), Wilkes, Dunning, Richmond, Burke and Keppel attack it. B...
Alternative Title:
Britannia's assassination, or, The republicans amusement and Republicans amusement
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 10th, 1782, by E. D'Archery, St. James Street and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783, Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Vandalism, and Sculpture
A collection of prints from plates amassed by Andrew White Tuer (1838-1900), author, publisher, and collector, with a title page that imitates the popular Caricature Magazine, designed by Charles Williams
Leaf 12. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"North (left) in the guise of a badger, runs off leaving a little cave under a rock. Charles Fox as a fox (right) snarls at him ... The badger is identified as North by a ribbon tied round his body, and by the four points of the compass in a circle on...
Alternative Title:
Fox stinking the badger out of his nest
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 22d, 1782, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Leaf 42. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A lady and gentleman are enjoying an equestrian promenade, too busily engaged in flirting to notice that their horses are riding over some wandering pigs. A Jew is in a chaise, taking his pleasure in the air; the fair Jewess, his wife, is driving, th...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Topic):
Jews, Horseback riding, Carriages & coaches, Swine, Dogs, and Military uniforms
Leaf 3. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Lord North, Charles Fox, and Edmund Burke, holding hands, dance around a post surmounted by a bust with the face covered by a volume entitled, "Whole duty of man." A ribbon identifying the bust as "K. Wisdom 3rd," hangs around the post. An owl is perc...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 5th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, 227 Strand [i.e. Field & Tuer]
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Subject (Topic):
Monuments & memorials, Dance, Priests, Demons, Owls, and Violins
Leaf 70. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A house is attacked while a lady and a young girl sleep on a couch at center. Three bandits wield weapons, and one takes hold of the necklace of the lady. Another group of armed gentleman approach from the stairs at right."--Metropolitan Museum of Ar...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Topic):
Criminals, Robberies, Firearms, Sofas, and Necklaces
Leaf 83. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two subjects are printed on one sheet, with a space between. Above: A middle aged woman points to her eye and seems to mesmerize man with a skull-like head. Below: one man waves a smoking pipe under the nose of another to wake him up, watched by a sm...
Description:
Titles etched below images.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Topic):
Eyes, Clergy, Pipes (Smoking), and Drinking vessels
