- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [11 May 1784] and [approximately 1868?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 23. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A blind beggar, Sir Cecil Wray, is led (right to left) by his dog, round whose neck hangs a 'Subscription Box'. He supports himself by a long staff; in his left hand is the dog's cord, and under his left arm is a larger box, inscribed 'Subscription Scrutiny Box'. He sings: "Pity the Weak, and Needy pray, Oh pity me, I've lost the day." Behind the dog is a placard inscribed: "See here the Dog, of all his kind, The fittest for a Beggar blind, The Beast can bark or grunt as Hog. His name is Churchill - Oh the Dog!"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Restrike. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6578 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Month of publication for original issue of plate from the British Museum catalogue., Four lines of verse below title: Ye Christians charitable, good and civil, pray something give to this poor wandering devil ..., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 137-8., Temporary local subject terms: Elections: Westminster Election, 1784 -- Scrutiny of the Westminster Election -- Chruches: St. Paul's, Covent Garden -- Blind beggar -- Boxes: 'Poor box' -- Churchill, John, fl. 1784-1788 -- Blind beggar's dog -- Blind men., and On leaf 23 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Publisher:
- Publd. 11th [May] 1784 by H. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 and Great Britain. Parliament
- Subject (Topic):
- Elections, 1784, Politics and government, Beggars, Blind persons, and Dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Westminster mendicant [graphic].
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- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [11 May 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.05.11.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A blind beggar, Sir Cecil Wray, is led (right to left) by his dog, round whose neck hangs a 'Subscription Box'. He supports himself by a long staff; in his left hand is the dog's cord, and under his left arm is a larger box, inscribed 'Subscription Scrutiny Box'. He sings: "Pity the Weak, and Needy pray, Oh pity me, I've lost the day." Behind the dog is a placard inscribed: "See here the Dog, of all his kind, The fittest for a Beggar blind, The Beast can bark or grunt as Hog. His name is Churchill - Oh the Dog!"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker and month of publication from British Museum catalogue., Four lines of verse below title: Ye Christians charitable, good and civil, pray something give to this poor wandering devil ..., Plate from: The history of the Westminster election., Temporary local subject terms: Buildings: Covent Garden Church -- Allusion to scrutiny -- Allusion to John Churchill of Westminster., and Mounted to 32 x 25 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publd. 11th [May] 1784 by H. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain. Parliament and Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
- Subject (Topic):
- Elections, 1784, Politics and government, Blind persons, Staffs (Sticks), and Dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Westminster mendicant [graphic].
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [17 March 1783]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 782 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 14. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Lord North, with an expression of anxious anticipation, applies white paint to Charles Fox's left cheek while Fox, his face inscrutable, descends the last step to the floor of the House of Commons taking North's left hand. A dog looks up at North. The inscription below the design reads, "--Qui color ater erat nunc est contrarius atro, Translated for the Country Gentlemen, "I have found him a warm Friend a fair though formidable Adversary."
- Alternative Title:
- Qui color ater erat nunc est contrarius atro
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title etched below image., Printmaker identified as James Sayers in the British Museum catalogue., and Mounted on page 23 with one other print.
- Publisher:
- Published 17th March 1783 by Edwd. Hedges, Cornhill
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Dogs, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [North whitewashing Fox] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [17 March 1783]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 14. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Lord North, with an expression of anxious anticipation, applies white paint to Charles Fox's left cheek while Fox, his face inscrutable, descends the last step to the floor of the House of Commons taking North's left hand. A dog looks up at North. The inscription below the design reads, "--Qui color ater erat nunc est contrarius atro, Translated for the Country Gentlemen, "I have found him a warm Friend a fair though formidable Adversary."
- Alternative Title:
- Qui color ater erat nunc est contrarius atro
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title etched below image., Printmaker identified as James Sayers in the British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching with drypoint and stipple on wove paper ; plate mark 27.5 x 19.7 cm, on sheet 29.9 x 22.1 cm., and Mounted on leaf 14 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Publisher:
- Published 17th March 1783 by Edwd. Hedges, Cornhill
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Dogs, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [North whitewashing Fox] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [17 March 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.03.17.01 Impression 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 14. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Lord North, with an expression of anxious anticipation, applies white paint to Charles Fox's left cheek while Fox, his face inscrutable, descends the last step to the floor of the House of Commons taking North's left hand. A dog looks up at North. The inscription below the design reads, "--Qui color ater erat nunc est contrarius atro, Translated for the Country Gentlemen, "I have found him a warm Friend a fair though formidable Adversary."
- Alternative Title:
- Qui color ater erat nunc est contrarius atro
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title etched below image. and Printmaker identified as James Sayers in the British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Published 17th March 1783 by Edwd. Hedges, Cornhill
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Dogs, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [North whitewashing Fox] [graphic]