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1. The night mare, or, Prime Minister hag-ridden [graphic]
- Creator:
- Boyne, John, approximately 1750-1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [29 March 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.03.29.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Lord Shelburne lying at full length asleep supported on pinnacles representing articles of the peace treaty. On the left, Lord Ashburton in a counsellor's wig and gown crouches near his head and holds a bottle to Shelburne's nose. A fox with Fox's head stands on Shelburne's torso as he urinates into his face. On the right, North's head floats in space
- Alternative Title:
- Prime Minister hag-ridden
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Later state of a print published March 4 1783 by R. Rusted with the title: The night mare, or, Hag riddn. minister. Cf. No. 6184 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. 29th March, 1783 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805, Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Sleeping, and Urination
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The night mare, or, Prime Minister hag-ridden [graphic]
2. The only booth in the fair Portland & Co late Shelburne [graphic] / I. Boyne invet. & exc
- Creator:
- Boyne, John, approximately 1750-1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- April 9, 1783.
- Call Number:
- 783.04.09.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- On a podium in front of a booth signed "Treasury," Lord North offers a "Coalition Pay" ladle filled with coins to Charles Fox (depicted with fox's body and human face) sitting in a contraption with a slit for mail and signed "American Letter Box." More coins are in the "Treasu[r]y Bucket" in North's other hand. Fox wears a fool's cap signed, "Vox populi." Behind North, the Duke of Portland, the new prime minister, stands in the booth's door, while William Petty, Lord Shelburne, watches the performance from the stairs to the podium. A group of spectators stands in front of the booth
- Description:
- Title from item. and John Boyne operated his printing business at this address from 1783-1784. See British Museum online catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd as the act directs No. 2 Shoe Lane Fleet St.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809, and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Coins, Spectators, Fools' caps, and Hats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The only booth in the fair Portland & Co late Shelburne [graphic] / I. Boyne invet. & exc