"The royal party on board a vessel which, though the sail is inscribed 'Southampton Frigate', resembles a fishing-vessel. They are seated in the stern in the worst throes of sea-sickness: the King (centre), his hat tied on with a handkerchief, clasps ...
Alternative Title:
Southampton Frigate
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Pubd. Augst. 4, 1789, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Adultery, Scandals, Thrones, Ships, Devil, Gallows, and Shackles
"The King's head, framed in wig and whiskers, appears above a huge green bag (see British Museum Satires No. 13735) which he is holding up in both hands to shake out the contents, five ragamuffins, who fall out head first. Bag and King are supported b...
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Pubd. July 12, 1820, by J. Carlile, 55 Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, and Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
"Dundas as a colossus (a shah or bashaw of the Indies) straddles across the ocean, one foot on the roof of the India House (left), the other on a piece of land on the extreme right representing Bengal. In the sea below his outstretched legs are severa...
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Pubd. March 7th, 1788, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811 and East India Company.
"A newly invented French telegraph (semaphore) stands on the coast, with the head of Fox, in back view but looking to the right with a fiercely determined expression. The crossbeam represents his arms and the arms of the semaphore; the raised right ha...
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Pubd. Jany. 26th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, No. 37 New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Subject (Topic):
Flags, French, Forts & fortifications, Lanterns, Ships, and Telegraph
William IV, holding his royal robes under his arm and carrying his crown and mace in a bag by his side, talks with an unamused coach driver who says "My fare's a crown there's my number if you don't like it." Behind them waits a coach flying a French ...
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Publisher:
T. McLean and Ducôté & Sephen
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
Subject (Topic):
Carriage & coaches, Coach drivers, Abandoned buildings, Barrels, Preachers, Ships, Soldiers, British, Flags, and French
"Caricature with Caroline standing holding an anchor of the Constitution with a soldier and sailor either side of her, in the ray of the sun."--British Museum online catalogue
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Published October 19th, 1820, by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures, Anchors, Soldiers, Sailors, Lions, Ships, and Eyes
"The Duke of Clarence, in admiral's uniform, stands with his back to the sea, gazing upwards and to the left with a malignant stare; his right fist is clenched; in his left hand he clutches papers docketed 'Calu[mnie]s'. He declaims (adapting Satan's ...
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Pubd. by J. Johnston, 98 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Subject (Topic):
Admirals, Military uniforms, Stars, Ships, Flags, and Sailors
"Two fighting-cocks, with the heads of Napoleon and Pitt, face each other across the English Channel. Napoleon (left) has a large ruff of tricolour feathers and enormously long spurs, but his wings and tail feathers are clipped. His cliff is the highe...
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Pubd. March 27th, 1803, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805, Game fowl, Cockfighting, Crowns, Cliffs, Bodies of water, and Ships
