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1. Blue and Buf loyalty [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [31 December 1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.12.31.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Half length portraits of Dr. Willis and Sheridan in close proximity, repeated twice, the doctor being on the extreme left and right, the two Sheridans in the middle. One couple (left) is inscribed 'Sunday', the other (right) 'Saturday'. The doctor in both cases answers a question in a label which projects into the design from an unseen inquirer: 'Doctor, how is your Patient to Day'. On the left he answers with a contented expression: "Better thank God"; his neighbour angrily shouts "Damnation". On the right he has an expression of melancholy anxiety, the head of his cane held to his lip; he answers: "Rather worse - Sir - ". Sheridan, with a satisfied and cunning smile, says, "Ha - ha - rare news"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., Possibly by Rowlandson. See British Museum catalogue., and Temporary local subject terms: Francis Willis, 1718-1807 -- Allusion to regency crisis -- Blue and buff.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Decr. 31, 1788 by S. Fores N. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Blue and Buf loyalty [graphic].
2. Old Cantwell canvassing for Lord Janus [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [July 1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.07.00.07+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Wesley (left) leans from a pulpit addressing a congregation who listen to him with expressions and gestures of horror and grief; they are plain, elderly, and plebeian. He holds out to them an open book on one page of which is a man with the appendages of the Devil, inscribed 'Devil Towned', on the other is a man with wings inscribed 'Saint Hood'. He says: "Lord Hood is a Saint, my dear brethren, as immaculate as a new born babe; but as for Lord Townshend he'll be d------n'd to all eternity! I shudder when I tell ye he loves a pretty girl; the Opposition to a man are all fond of pretty girls! They go about like Lions in pursuit of your wives and daughters! Lord Hood's pious Committee will swear to it - Oh! well may ye groan, my dear Sisters of the Elect! I should not wonder if this Rampant Candidate was to enter this sanctified place this moment and ravish every one of ye!" Beneath the pulpit sits the clerk who displays to the congregation an open book, pointing to the words 'Blessed be they that hearken unto me'. In the pulpit behind Wesley are Hood, listening devoutly with his hands held out as if in surprised assent, and a sailor of dissolute appearance who tipsily flourishes a bludgeon with a satisfied grin. A large flag with a St. Andrew's cross leans against the pulpit and forms a background for Hood and Wesley."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker and date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Paddy whack -- Congregations -- Elections: Westminster by-election, 1788 -- Flags: St. Andrew's cross -- Literature quotation: John Wesley, 1703-1791: Journal vii.419., and Mounted to 30 x 37 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified and Sold at the caricature shops of London & Westminster
- Subject (Name):
- Wesley, John, 1703-1791, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816, and Townshend, John, Lord
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Old Cantwell canvassing for Lord Janus [graphic]
3. The political hydra [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [26 December 1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.12.26.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Six heads, full-face, of Fox, arranged in a row, all with eyes closed or looking down. [1] 'Out of Place In Character', with tousled hair and ill-shaved face. [2] 'In Place Out of Character', with powdered hair and well-shaved face. Cf. Wraxall, 'Memoirs', 1884, ii. 269-74. [3] 'As he might have been'. The cap of Liberty is just above his head. [4] 'As he wod have been'. A ducal coronet is just above his (powdered) head. [5] 'As he should have been'. Blood drips from his decapitated head on which is a cap. [6] 'As he will be'. The Prince of Wales's coronet and feathers are just above his powdered hair on which is the word 'Regent'."--British museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark with nearly complete loss of imprint. Imprint from British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Decr. 26, 1788, by S. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Regency
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The political hydra [graphic].
4. The times [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [December 1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.12.00.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "In the centre of the design is the Coronation Chair (in Westminster Abbey), raised on four steps. Britannia on the right of the Chair takes the hand of the Prince of Wales, who is on the left, to lead him up to it; each rests a foot on the lowest step, inscribed 'Voice of the People'. The other steps are 'Public Safety', 'Patriotism', 'Virtue'. Britannia points with her left hand at Pitt and three maniacal and screaming Furies on the right whom she is putting to flight. She says: "I have been long deceiv'd by Hypocrisy but have at last discovered an Intention of sacrifising the rights of my people to satisfy a private ambition". Pitt, fleeing terror-struck, turns his head to say: A long farewell to all my greatness. From his pocket protrude papers inscribed 'Shop Tax' and Commutation. The Furies are half-naked hags with writhing serpents for hair; one, whose belt is inscribed 'Falshood', holds in one hand serpents, in the other a flaming torch inscribed 'Rebellion'; 'Envy' tears her hair, shrieking. The British lion, beside Pitt, looks from behind Britannia's shield at his mistress, roaring angrily. The Prince is being ushered to the throne by 'Liberty' and Justice, who are pretty young women carrying their accustomed symbols. Commerce reclines on the extreme left, leaning on a bale inscribed 'Commerce', and looking admiringly up at her two companions. The Lord Mayor, followed by other citizens, advances from the left, carrying the mace; the arms of the City decorate his gown. He says: "Whilst we mourn the occasion we must feel ourselves happy in reflecting that we are blessed by a Prince whose wisdom will protect our liberties, whose Virtues will afford stability to Empire". The background is a wall with Gothic mouldings and windows. A crown is suspended above the Chair."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue; a questionable date of 1783 is given by Grego., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The times [graphic].
5. The word eater [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [30 December 1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.12.30.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Fox stands in the House of Commons, making a speech; in his right hand he holds out a paper: 'Speech on the 'Rights of the P------'; in his left is an 'Explanation of that Speech'. He faces the table on which are piled large folios: 'Statutes at Large', 'Magna Charta', 'Principles of the Constitution', 'Rights of the People'. He says, "all these I'll devour next". Behind him on the ground are two open books: 'Jus Divinum of Kings' and 'Principles of Toryism &c.' The benches behind him are packed with intent listeners, some dismayed, some admiring. North, a bandage over his eyes, sits on the extreme right, next him is Burke. The end of the gallery (left) is visible; listeners hang over to watch Fox."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Five lines of text below title: Advertisment extraordinary. This is to inform the public ..., and Mounted to 27 x 40 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Dec. 30th 1788, by S. Fores No. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The word eater [graphic].
6. Veluti in speculum [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- []178-?]
- Call Number:
- 788.00.00.07
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Devil (or a satyr) crouches behind a magic lantern whose handle he is turning. Its light is thrown on a draped sheet, speared to the wall by a fork. Facing the lantern, life-size and realistic, but apparently displayed by the lantern, stand (left to right) Fox, Sheridan, and Lansdowne. Each stands as if speaking in Parliament: Fox, with right hand in his breeches pocket, left fist raised for a downward thrust; Sheridan stooping forward as if expounding, right forefinger extended, left fist half raised; Lansdowne smiling blandly. The Devil points at Fox; an angry man at his side (right) threatens Fox with fist and bludgeon."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
- Subject (Topic):
- Projectors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Veluti in speculum [graphic].
7. [Peter's pension] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.00.00.04 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The King (right), standing in profile to the left, holds out to Peter a rolled document inscribed 'Pension'. Peter, a thin elderly man, turns away, holding out both hands to ward off the gift. From his pocket projects a paper inscribed 'Odes'. Both wear bag-wigs, and old-fashioned dress with flapped waistcoats; the King wears a sword."-- British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Ah! let me Sire refuse it, I implore, ought not to be rich whilst you are poor
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title from text below image., Printmaker and date from British Museum catalogue, Frontispiece to: Pindar, P. Peter's pension. London : Printed by G. Kearsley ..., [1788], and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Wolcot, John, 1738-1819
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Peter's pension] [graphic].