- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1783 May 5
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- 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:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue. and Text above image in upper left: Poor John Bull's house plunder'd at noon day.
- Publisher:
- W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789.
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Burke, Edmund,--1729-1797--Caricatures and cartoons., Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher., Keppel, Augustus Keppel,--Viscount,--1725-1786--Caricatures and cartoons., and North, Frederick,--Lord,--1732-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress--England--1780-1790., Flags--British., John Bull (Symbolic character), Merry-go-rounds., Robberies. , Taverns (Inns) , and Wigs.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].
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- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1783 April 5
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Lord North, Charles Fox, and Edmund Burke, holding hands, dance around a post surmounted by a bust with the face covered by a volume entitled, "Whole duty of man." A ribbon identifying the bust as "K. Wisdom 3rd," hangs around the post. An owl is perched on the bust's head. Burke, dressed in a monastic garb and a biretta holds a volume open to the title "Little Red Riding Hood", an allusion to one of his speeches. A demon, seated on a rock at the foot of the post, plays the dance tune on his fiddle.
- Description:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text below image: "Let us dance & sing, God bless the King, for he has made us merry men all.", and Title from text above image.
- Publisher:
- W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Burke, Edmund,--1729-1797--Caricatures and cartoons., Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher., and North, Frederick,--Lord,--1732-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Subject (Topic):
- Dance., Demons. , Monuments & memorials., Owls., Priests. , and Violins.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Coalition dance [graphic].
- Creator:
- Boyne, John, approximately 1750-1810, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1783 December 24
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Charles Fox vomits into his turban as he sits cross-legged on a mangy-looking ass with Lord North's face. The ass is being led by a female figure symbolizing the City of London and followed by Burke, dressed as a Jesuit, barefoot and bald, reading the "Sinners Guide." On the right, the King is leaning out of an open window of the India House waving the cap of liberty on a stick. A paper with the words 'India Bill' crossed out, hangs from the window, below which the wall is inscribed, "Business done as usual." A large sun in a royal crown rises above the roof.
- Description:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue. and Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- E. Hedges, No. 92 Cornhill
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Burke, Edmund,--1729-1797--Caricatures and cartoons., East India Company., Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Hedges, Edward, active 1780-1794, publisher., and North, Frederick,--Lord,--1732-1792--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy., Cobblestone streets., Donkeys., and Vomiting.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The retreat of Carlo Khan from Leadenhall Street [graphic].