Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker / Subject Heading: England > 1783

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1. A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic]

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [5 May 1783] and [approximately 1868?]
Call Number:: Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:: 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 King in the form of a wig block. Fox, with a fox's head and tail, leads the procession, holding a bag of money. Behind him, Lord North on a horse with its legs cut short, loses his wig; Burke in Jesuit's habit and on a similarly lame horse, has partially turned into a skeleton due to his economical reform; Admiral Keppel behind him is desperate to remain seated on his donkey. Lastly a Scotsman labelled "President" signifies Scottish influence over the Crown. Watching from a seat before the Inn, a complacent John Bull mouths slogans of liberty, unaware that his house is being plundered behind him
Alternative Title:: New state whirligig
Description:: Title etched below image., Restrike, with "J. Gillray fecit" added in lower right corner. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6227 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 48., and On leaf 4 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
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
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic]

2. A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [5 May 1783]
Call Number:: Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
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 King in the form of a wig block. Fox, with a fox's head and tail, leads the procession, holding a bag of money. Behind him, Lord North on a horse with its legs cut short, loses his wig; Burke in Jesuit's habit and on a similarly lame horse, has partially turned into a skeleton due to his economical reform; Admiral Keppel behind him is desperate to remain seated on his donkey. Lastly a Scotsman labelled "President" signifies Scottish influence over the Crown. Watching from a seat before the Inn, a complacent John Bull mouths slogans of liberty, unaware that his house is being plundered behind him
Alternative Title:: New state whirligig
Description:: Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text above image in upper left: Poor John Bull's house plunder'd at noon day., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.0 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 29.0 x 40.3 cm., and Mounted on leaf 65 of volume 1 of 12.
Publisher:: Pubd. May 5th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
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
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].

3. A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [5 May 1783]
Call Number:: 783.05.05.01+ Impression 1
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 King in the form of a wig block. Fox, with a fox's head and tail, leads the procession, holding a bag of money. Behind him, Lord North on a horse with its legs cut short, loses his wig; Burke in Jesuit's habit and on a similarly lame horse, has partially turned into a skeleton due to his economical reform; Admiral Keppel behind him is desperate to remain seated on his donkey. Lastly a Scotsman labelled "President" signifies Scottish influence over the Crown. Watching from a seat before the Inn, a complacent John Bull mouths slogans of liberty, unaware that his house is being plundered behind him
Alternative Title:: New state whirligig
Description:: Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text above image in upper left: Poor John Bull's house plunder'd at noon day., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 30 x 41 cm.
Publisher:: Pubd. May 5th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
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
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].

4. A new administration, or, The state quacks administring [graphic].

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 April 1783]
Call Number:: Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Britannia, in profile to the right, kneels on the ground, bending forward with an expression of angry distress. She supports herself on her spear, the upper part of which rests against her right shoulder. Her shield, broken, lies on the ground, her knee resting on it. Behind her (left) are the two 'State Quacks', Fox and North, Fox, with a fox's head, sitting on the ground, lifts Britannia's petticoats in both hands. North, very stout and fat, stands (left) in profile to the right, holding a large syringe. A mountainous landscape, with clouds, forms the background."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: State quacks administring and State quacks administering
Description:: Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Medical: quacks -- Medical implements: syringe -- Britannia (Symbolic character) -- Britannia's shield., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.2 x 34.5 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 55 of volume 1 of 12.
Publisher:: Pubd. April 1st, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Name):: North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A new administration, or, The state quacks administring [graphic].

5. A new administration, or, The state quacks administring [graphic].

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 April 1783]
Call Number:: 783.04.01.02+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Britannia, in profile to the right, kneels on the ground, bending forward with an expression of angry distress. She supports herself on her spear, the upper part of which rests against her right shoulder. Her shield, broken, lies on the ground, her knee resting on it. Behind her (left) are the two 'State Quacks', Fox and North, Fox, with a fox's head, sitting on the ground, lifts Britannia's petticoats in both hands. North, very stout and fat, stands (left) in profile to the right, holding a large syringe. A mountainous landscape, with clouds, forms the background."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: State quacks administring and State quacks administering
Description:: Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Medical: quacks -- Medical implements: syringe -- Britannia (Symbolic character) -- Britannia's shield., and Mounted to 37 x 56 cm.
Publisher:: Pubd. April 1st, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Name):: North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A new administration, or, The state quacks administring [graphic].

6. A sun setting in a fog, with the old Hanover hack descending [graphic]

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [3 June 1783] and [approximately 1868?]
Call Number:: Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:: 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" which contains George III's head on a pike, a crown pierced by a sword, and a torn Magna Carta. Refers to Fox's alleged sympathies with French and Spanish interests
Description:: Title etched below image., Restrike, with "J. Gillray fecit" added in lower left corner and with scatology removed from image. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6239 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 48., Temporary local subject terms: Prudery., and On leaf 11 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
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
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A sun setting in a fog, with the old Hanover hack descending [graphic]

7. Apollo and the Muses inflicting penance on Dr. Pomposo round Parnassus [graphic].

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [29 July 1783]
Call Number:: Auchincloss Gillray v. 7
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A half-undressed Dr. Johnson in a dunce's cap and with a rope around his neck walks from left to right, driven by Apollo, who holds the other end of the rope, and the Muses with uplifted scourges and birch rods. On his cap are the names of the poets Johnson criticized. He carries a placard describing his guilt as an unjust critic. In the background, on the summit of Parnassus, can be seen a temple highlighted by the sun behind it, with Pegasus flying nearby
Description:: Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text following title: * Vide, the last sermon at St. Dunstans., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 26.8 x 33.2 cm, on sheet 27.7 x 34.3 cm., and Mounted on leaf 24 of volume 7 of 12.
Publisher:: Pubd. July 29th, 1783, by Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane
Subject (Name):: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 and Apollo (Deity)
Subject (Topic):: Muses (Greek deities), Poetry, History and criticism, and Whips
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Apollo and the Muses inflicting penance on Dr. Pomposo round Parnassus [graphic].

8. Apollo and the Muses inflicting penance on Dr. Pomposo round Parnassus [graphic].

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [29 July 1783]
Call Number:: 783.07.29.01+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A half-undressed Dr. Johnson in a dunce's cap and with a rope around his neck walks from left to right, driven by Apollo, who holds the other end of the rope, and the Muses with uplifted scourges and birch rods. On his cap are the names of the poets Johnson criticized. He carries a placard describing his guilt as an unjust critic. In the background, on the summit of Parnassus, can be seen a temple highlighted by the sun behind it, with Pegasus flying nearby
Description:: Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text following title: * Vide, the last sermon at St. Dunstans., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:: Pubd. July 29th, 1783, by Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane
Subject (Name):: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 and Apollo (Deity)
Subject (Topic):: Muses (Greek deities), Poetry, History and criticism, and Whips
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Apollo and the Muses inflicting penance on Dr. Pomposo round Parnassus [graphic].

9. Balaam, or, The majesty of the people [graphic]

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [10 April 1783] and [approximately 1868?]
Call Number:: Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:: 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. Behind them and in front of his sheaved harvest stands a farmer dressed in a smock, with a branch in his right hand and his hat in the left. He says, "We Farmers have our Bodys Eat up, for the good of our Souls."
Alternative Title:: Majesty of the people
Description:: Title etched below image., Restrike, with "J. Gillray fecit" added in lower left corner. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6209 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?], Text following title: The Lord open'd the mouth of the ass, &c., Temporary local subject terms: Balaam -- Parsons -- Scourges -- Military uniforms: Militia, colonel., and On leaf 3 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
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
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Balaam, or, The majesty of the people [graphic]