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1. The English ambassador and his suite before the King at Madrid, 1790 [graphic]
- Creator:
- Byron, Frederick George, 1764-1792, attributed name
- Published / Created:
- May 12, 1790.
- Call Number:
- 790.05.12.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The King of Spain sits on a circular dais under a canopy, turning his head away from the English ambassador (left), a stout John Bull wearing top-boots behind whom stand four pugilists. Three Spaniards with pikes stand on the extreme right behind the throne, and three courtiers stand in the background. The King wears a short tunic and ruff with a feathered hat; all the Spaniards have long upturned moustaches, all look dismayed. Three of the pugilists are inscribed: 'Big Ben' [Benjamin Brain], 'Humphries', and 'Mendoza'; the fourth is Ward. Beneath the design is etched: 'Great Sir, I am arrived from Albion's Court, Who have taken in Dudgeon what you may think Sport; So it may for the present; but we'll soon make it appear, You'll have reason to laugh the wrong side of your ear! Our Traders in Nootka, by some of your Curs, Were all sent to Quod and robb'd of their Furs, Your right so to do which you claim from the Pope, We Britons dont value the end of a rope! It's a farce you may make your weak Subjects believe, But our right's equal to yours from Adam and Eve. Therefore if you don't make us immediate amends, No longer can we look upon you as Friends, Should you wish for a War we have got a new race, Of such brave fighting fellows, not the Devil dare face! A sample I've brought, only four of our men, Mendoza, Dick Humphries, Joe Ward, and Big Ben: So great is their power each Lad with one blow, Would knock down an Ox, or twelve Spaniards lay low, At home we can raise twelve hundred like these, That would crush all your Troops as easy as fleas. For Centuries past England's rul'd o'er the main, And if it please Heavn'n hope to do so again. Thus with Sailors and Bruisers we your power defy, Being determin'd to conquer or fight till we die!'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Printmaker identified by Andrew Edmunds as Frederick George Byron., Text etched below image: 'Great Sir, I am arrived from Albion's Court, Who have taken in Dudgeon what you may think Sport; So it may for the present; but we'll soon make it appear, You'll have reason to laugh the wrong side of your ear! Our Traders in Nootka, by some of your Curs, Were all sent to Quod and robb'd of their Furs, Your right so to do which you claim from the Pope, We Britons dont value the end of a rope! It's a farce you may make your weak Subjects believe, But our right's equal to yours from Adam and Eve. Therefore if you don't make us immediate amends, No longer can we look upon you as Friends, Should you wish for a War we have got a new race, Of such brave fighting fellows, not the Devil dare face! A sample I've brought, only four of our men, Mendoza, Dick Humphries, Joe Ward, and Big Ben: So great is their power each Lad with one blow, Would knock down an Ox, or twelve Spaniards lay low, At home we can raise twelve hundred like these, That would crush all your Troops as easy as fleas. For Centuries past England's rul'd o'er the main, And if it please Heavn'n hope to do so again. Thus with Sailors and Bruisers we your power defy, Being determin'd to conquer or fight till we die!', Publisher's advertisement in lower left corner of image: In Hollands Exhibition Rooms may be seen the largest collection in Europe of humorous prints., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Formerly mounted on blue paper, with residue on verso.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Wm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Spain.
- Subject (Name):
- Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819, Humphries, Richard, -1827., Bryan, Benjamin, 1753-1794., and Ward, Joseph, active 1790.
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character), Ambassadors, British, Audiences, Boxers (Sports), Ethnic stereotypes, Kings, and Reception rooms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The English ambassador and his suite before the King at Madrid, 1790 [graphic]
2. Young Roscius and his pappa in company with John Bull [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [4 January 1805]
- Call Number:
- 805.01.04.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An oversized John Bull with a carbuncled-faced sits at a round table across from a very young looking William Betty and his father, both handsome and not caricatured. John Bull toasts the two, full wine glass in hand: "Youngster, heres to you I'm glad to see you in town. Old Master Roscius your health, and may you get such another boy every New Year's Day for the benifit [sic] of the English stage." Behind them pinned to the wall are two prints: the one a profile portrait of Mrs. Siddons, hangs from one corner only, and the other a portrait of J.P. Kemble. The three ostrich feathers on the back of Master Betty's chair may indicate the patronage of the Prince of Wales
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: S.W.F., and Description from British Museum catalogue of "Young Roscius and Don John" mounted on verso.
- Publisher:
- Pubd January 4, 1805, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Betty, William Hen. West 1791-1874. (William Henry West),, Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831, and Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character), Theater, Actors, British, and Child actors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Young Roscius and his pappa in company with John Bull [graphic].