"Prince William Henry seated in a hammock tenderly embraces a pretty African or mulatto girl; they gaze into each other's eyes. He is in profile to the right, and wears naval uniform with striped trousers, a star on his coat. The hammock is slung above a chest inscribed 'Pe Wm Hy.'; a coil of rope, a cask of 'Jamaica Rum', and a cannon indicate the Prince's ship."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Six lines of text below image, three on either side of title: Far be the noise of kings & crowns from us, whose gentle souls our kinder fates have steerd. another way. Free as the forest birds we'll pair together without remembering who our fathers were, and in soft murmurs interchange our souls. and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher., and William--IV,--King of Great Britain,--1765-1837--Caricatures and cartoons.
Printmaker and artist from description of published state in the British Museum catalogue., Proof before letters. For state published by G. Humphrey in 1818, see no. 11779 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., Publisher and date based on earliest imprint, partially scored through, present on published state: Publish'd January 9th, 1811, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street, London. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on three edges., and Title based on that of published state.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
"A governess sitting on the left at a round table, teaching three children maths, handing a coin to one; with toys on the floor and a picture of an infant Cupid under a tree reading a book, on the wall above."--British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0901.1346.
Description:
Title and approximate date supplied by curator.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership. and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
"A thin officer in profile to the left stands on a flagged pavement, his feet splayed outwards, right hand on hip, holding one glove in his (gloved) left hand. He wears an enormous busby and sabre."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
H. Humprey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
"Caricature portrait of Francis Seymour Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, half-length in profile to the right, his hair or wig receding from his forehead is in a dark bag; wearing the ribbon and star of the Garter."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Title and printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Hertford, Francis Seymour Conway,--Marquess of,--1719-1794--Caricatures and cartoons.
On the top of a hill, Lord Shelburne (William Petty) stands leaning against a gallows, his hands crossed at the wrists and eyes downcast. In front of him are Charles Fox and Lord North, their left hands joined. North's right hand reposes reassuringly on Fox's left shoulder. Fox points to Shelburne behind him with his right thumb. All three have beards characterizing them as Jews. The text below the design reads, "And Herod and Pilate were made Friends together that same Day; for before they were Enemies one to another. Luke. Cap 23, Ver 12."
Alternative Title:
And Herod and Pilate were made friends together that same day
Description:
Title and printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher., Lansdowne, William Petty,--Marquis of,--1737-1805--Caricatures and cartoons., and North, Frederick,--Lord,--1732-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress--England--1780-1790. and Gallows.
"Two young women holding an infant between them, looking down at it affectionately, the one on the right turned three-quarters from the viewer; in an oval; after Lady Spencer."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state.
Description:
Early state lacking title. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.3320. and Title from later state in the British Museum.
"A stout youngish man, fashionably dressed and wearing boots of Hessian pattern, walks in profile to the right, on a flagged pavement. His nose is exaggeratedly Jewish and in the roadway are pigs (left and right) scampering off, only their hind-quarters visible said to indicate the converted Jew."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
H. Humprey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Franco, Jacob,--active 1800., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
"Three quarter length portrait of a child wearing a hat. ... The plate has been defaced by scratches. A satire by Gillray on his own work as an engraver. A portrait of William Lamb, afterwards Lord Melbourne (b. 15 Mar. 1779)."--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
Sketch'd by Humphrey, spoil'd by Gillray and Sketched by Humphrey, spoiled by Gillray
Description:
Dedication, which includes publication information, etched below image: Dedicated to all lovers of your bold, masterly touches, & publish'd Novr. 1st, 1781, by J. Gillray, to shew the bad effect of cobbling & altering., One line of quoted text below dedication: "Fool that I was, thus to cobble my shoe.", and Title devised by cataloger; varying form of title from statements of responsibility below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Gillray, James, 1756-1815, publisher., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, artist., Melbourne, William Lamb,--Viscount,--1779-1848., and Wilkinson, Robert, -approximately 1825, publisher.