"Five passengers sit together on a bench against the side of a ship, all but a small boy, seemingly a mulatto, manifesting misery or resignation. The others (left to right) are a woman shrouded in black except for her chin, a planter in a long coat an...
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BEIN BrSides Box 2020 131: Inscription on verso: Alfred I. Schofield, Newcastle on Tyne.
"A section of the deck of a small sailing vessel, seen from outside; cockneyfied passengers, depicted with a sailor's contempt, hang over the rail in misery or walk on deck. The helmsman (left) stands impassively in profile to the right."--British Mus...
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Title etched below image.
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Pubd. June 5th, 1824, by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's Street
"George IV, as Falstaff, sits in a high-backed chair with a grotesquely fat Doll Tearsheet (Lady Conyngham) on his knee. He holds a large glass of wine and looks at her with appraising melancholy. She pouts her lips to kiss. Their words are engraved b...
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Title from text above image.
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Pub. by Thos. McLean 26 Haymarket
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832, and Curtis, William, Sir, 1752-1829
"Wellington's head, in profile to the right, projects from a huge spurred boot, showing the upper part of his embroidered collar. He wears an enormous field-marshal's cocked hat. He has a satisfied smile, the eyes turned towards the spectator. On each...
"George IV, a crutch under his left arm, takes Wellington's left arm, looking up at him with a pleased smile, which Wellington returns. He says: This is not the only time that you have Lent me a helping hand!! The Duke answers: Proud to be Your ----ty...
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Title etched below image.
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Pub. by McLean, 26 Haymarket, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Crutches, Military uniforms, British, and Alcoholic beverages
"An elderly, spinsterish, and ugly woman, three-quarter length, holds in her left hand a spy-glass (or microscope) which touches the circumference of a large circle, representing a magnified drop of water, filled with grotesque and horrifying aquatic ...
"An inverted wine-glass (claret shape), partly fluted, represents a woman; the bowl is a bell-shaped petticoat, the stem a pinched waist and bodice; the wide base forms the brim of her plateau-hat on which stands a cork with a metal rim and upstanding...
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Desert-imitation of modern fashion! and Dessert-imitation of modern fashion!
A stereotyped image of an old maid who wears a cap and sits very upright in a high-back chair as she reads a newspaper, The Morning Herald. She has a large, hooked nose and wears spectacles, her lips pursed with disapproval at what she reads. She ha...
Alternative Title:
Misanthropy
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Title from caption below image ; the second "s" in "Miss" and the second "n" in "Ann" are lightly crossed out, suggesting the word "misanthropy."
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Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Misanthropy, Single women, Newspapers, Kettles, Parrots, Snuff, Dogs, Cats, and Taxidermy
"George IV, with a swathed and gouty leg, stands in front of the throne, supported by Lady Conyngham and a crutch, his arm round her shoulder. Peel stands partly hidden by a curtain and immediately behind Wellington, his mouthpiece; he speaks into a s...
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Title from caption below image.
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Pub. by T. McLean 26 Haymarket
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
"Nicholas I, in uniform with plumed cocked hat, rides (right to left) a gigantic Russian eagle, his sword raised to slash. The eagle holds in one of its beaks a round wicker coop which it drops over a turkey crouching on a grassy slope (left). From ea...
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Title from caption below image.
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Pub. by T. McLean 26 Haymarket
Subject (Name):
Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 1796-1855 and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829, Cages, Ceremonial objects, Daggers & swords, Eagles, Poultry houses, Scepters, and Turkeys
The Duke of Wellington stands before the King who sits on his throne, his right foot resting on a footstool. Dressed in uniform and standing very erect, Wellington holds out a large cross-hilted sword at an angle between himself and the King. From his...
Alternative Title:
Throne in danger
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Title etched above image.
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Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
"Fantastic scene at a London street corner which abuts on open country, the roadway deep in mud. A coach and pair advances left to right; the coachman has laid down reins and whip to read the Times through spectacles, the footman standing behind is de...
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Title from caption below image.
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Pub. Jany. 23 1828 by G. Humphrey St. James's Street
Subject (Topic):
Balloons (Aircraft), Carriages & coaches, City & town life, Steam, Storefronts, and Street vendors
"The freeholder, a ragged Irish peasant, stands full-face, between a bloated priest (left) and a fashionably dressed young man; both tug at his coat-collar. The obese priest, who wears robes, with a large cross from neck to knee, holds up a print of t...
Alternative Title:
Forty shilling freeholders only expedient for the salvation of body and soul
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Title from caption below image.
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Pub. by T. McLean 26 Haymarket ...
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland.
Subject (Topic):
Devil, Peasants, Pipes (Smoking), Poverty, Priests, and Staffs (Sticks)
A satire on the formation of a Tory Ministry by Wellington in 1828. Wellington is shown in the uniform of a Life Guards officer riding his charger over little men made of large wigs -- judges' wigs, barristers' wigs, bag-wigs -- as they flee in confus...
Alternative Title:
Kick up among the wigs
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Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by Tho. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Huskisson, W. 1770-1830 (William),, and Whig Party (Great Britain)
"The Devil (right), in the foreground and much larger than the other figures, stands Asmodeus-like on a house-top (cf. British Museum Satires No. 16160), overturning with a long pole a dinner-table and upsetting the guests who fall on clouds of Dust. ...
Alternative Title:
Cruel radical harpies destroying a feast
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Title etched below image.
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Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket ...
Subject (Name):
St. Paul's Church (Covent Garden, London, England)
"The Duke (left) and Duchess of St. Albans stand facing each other; the little Duke staggering under an ornamental basket which supports a side of bacon, inscribed Best Wiltshire. The Duchess holds on her shoulder a cutter in which are seated six oars...
Alternative Title:
Scene in the honeymoon and Conjugal felicity
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Title etched below image.
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Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket ...
Subject (Name):
St. Albans, William Beauclerk, Duke of, 1801-1849, St. Albans, Harriot Mellon, Duchess of, 1777?-1837, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851, Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1773-1843, Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Braham, John, 1774-1856, and Stephens, Catherine, 1794-1882
Subject (Topic):
Marriage, Spouses, Baskets, Bacon, Boats, Rowers, and Spectators
"George IV as the 'Great Babe' lies asleep in his cradle rocked by Lady Conyngham, while Wellington, seated before a pier-glass, places the crown on his own head. The glass reflects the dark emaciated features of British Museum Satires No. 15520. The ...
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Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Nurseries (Rooms & spaces), Cradles, Toys, Military uniforms, British, Daggers & swords, Boots, and Scepters
A stereotyped image of an old maid who wears a cap and sits very upright in a high-back chair as she reads a newspaper, The Morning Herald. She has a large, hooked nose and wears spectacles, her lips pursed with disapproval at what she reads. She ha...
Alternative Title:
Misanthropy
Description:
Title from caption below image ; the second "s" in "Miss" and the second "n" in "Ann" are lightly crossed out, suggesting the word "misanthropy."
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Misanthropy, Single women, Newspapers, Kettles, Parrots, Snuff, Dogs, Cats, and Taxidermy
"Eldon as a street-beggar kneels on both knees on straw placed on paving-stones, wearing a cap resembling those worn by butchers and the rags of a Chancellor's gown over tattered breeches. He supports himself by a staff, and holds out his short powder...
