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1. A petrified lusus naturae lately discovered in the ruins of a temple once dedicated to liberty by the Britons / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Mayth [sic] 6, 1783.
- Call Number:
- 783.05.06.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- In an outdoor setting, George III examines through his quizzing glass a giant boulder with three bust portraits on it, each described below. On the left, in profile, is the Duke of Portland, with vague expression, "Supposed to be the head of a Patrician ... that never contained much brain ..." In the middle, full face, with angrily drawn brows, is Fox, "... turbulent and factious Tribune of great abilities which he exerted occasionally for and against Government ..." To the right, in profile, is a complacent looking Lord North, "... a Tribune of Patrician ancestors ..." who "... had the Art to impose himself upon the People for an honest disinterested man ..."
- Alternative Title:
- Lately discovered in the ruins of a temple once dedicated to liberty by the Britons
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Attributed to Colley by George who also suggests a possible attribution to Gillray., and Mounted to 29 x 44 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by M. Thomas, Princes Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Magnifying glasses, Boulders, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A petrified lusus naturae lately discovered in the ruins of a temple once dedicated to liberty by the Britons / [graphic]
2. Out of the frying pan into the fire [graphic].
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [30 May 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.05.30.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- On a wooden platform a crowned goose, representing George III, lays its head on the executioner's block. To the left standing over the goose is a fox with a raised axe. On the far left Lord North and on the right a young man (the Prince of Wales?) dance with joy at each end of the scaffold. A satire on the Prince's dislike of the King and his association with Charles Fox
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Mounted to 27 x 35 cm., and Characters are identified in pencil above each figure, from left to right: Ld North, Fox, Burke.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Darchery May 30, 1783, St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Geese, Foxes, Executions, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Out of the frying pan into the fire [graphic].
3. Tax on receipts [graphic]
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [14 June 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.06.14.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- In an outdoor setting, a young man in court dress, perhaps the Prince of Wales, is presented with a large sheet signed "Tax on receipts" by Lord Cavendish who turns away from a group of distressed tradesmen protesting the new tax. They represent, from right to left, a shoemaker, an alderman, a butcher, and, in the person of 'Sir' Jeffery Dunstan, a used wig seller
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Possibly Gillray's imitation of Colley's manner. See British Museum catalogye., Below title: Humbly dedicated to Sir Cecil Wray, Bart., and Mounted to 30 x 39 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. June 14th, 1783 by W. Dent
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796. and Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Petitioning, Butchers, Shoemakers, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Tax on receipts [graphic]
4. War establishment [graphic]
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [July 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.07.00.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- In an outdoor setting, a bare-chested Lord Thurlow, his judge's wig at his feet, faces a bare-chested Charles Fox in a boxing match over the proposed regulation of the fees of the Exchequer Officers. Rigby's, proposition to exempt him from this new regulation was opposed in Parliament by Fox. The contenders'seconds are Rigby for Thurlow and Sheridan for Fox
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 30 x 41 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by D. Archery, July th [sic] 1783, St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Rigby, Richard, 1722-1788., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Boxing, Wigs, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > War establishment [graphic]