Title etched below image., Publication information based on similar plates in the same series., Sixteenth of 24 plates from: Rowlandson, T. Hungarian & Highland broad sword. [London] : H. Angelo, 1799., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of imprint., and Mounted on leaf 23 of volume 5 of 14 volumes.
"The Colossus, emblem of French revolutionary bloodshed and aggression (and perhaps intended for Bonaparte), strides from Egypt (right), where the left foot rests on Pyramids, to 'France', where the right foot tramples on the 'Holy Bible' and a cross. Beneath the Bible lie the dismantled scales of justice. Above, an arm and the shield of Britannia emerge from dark clouds; in the hand is a sheaf of thunderbolts which smites the Colossus, striking off its head, a skull in which serpents twine; from this drops a bonnet-rouge in the form of a fool's cap. The arms and legs of the Colossus have also been broken, so that the figure is on the point of collapse. The severed right hand rests on a guillotine, inscribed 'Fraternité'. The decollated head of Louis XVI [see BMSat 8297, &c] hangs by the hair from the figure's neck. From the left hand drops an open book: 'Religion de la Nature [cf. BMSats 8350, 9240] Injustice Oppression Murder Destruction'. The figure wears only a tricolour sash and belt in which are a pistol and a bloody dagger. Its hands and feet are dyed with blood above the wrists and ankles. Tricolour flags inscribed with names decorate the landscape, showing the extent of French depredations: 'Malta' in the channel immediately under the Colossus; 'Spain' (left) behind 'France'; 'Holland', with windmills; 'Switzerland' backed by rocky mountains; 'Rome' with the dome of St. Peter's. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Destruction of the French colossus
Description:
Title etched below image., Two lines of quoted text below title: "Shall the works of a wicked nation remain? Shall the monuments of oppression not be destroyed? ...", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Victories: Reference to Nelson's victory in the battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798 -- Colossus -- France -- Holland -- Spain -- Rome -- Egypt -- Guillotine -- Thunderbolts.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 1st, 1798, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street, London
"The Colossus, emblem of French revolutionary bloodshed and aggression (and perhaps intended for Bonaparte), strides from Egypt (right), where the left foot rests on Pyramids, to 'France', where the right foot tramples on the 'Holy Bible' and a cross. Beneath the Bible lie the dismantled scales of justice. Above, an arm and the shield of Britannia emerge from dark clouds; in the hand is a sheaf of thunderbolts which smites the Colossus, striking off its head, a skull in which serpents twine; from this drops a bonnet-rouge in the form of a fool's cap. The arms and legs of the Colossus have also been broken, so that the figure is on the point of collapse. The severed right hand rests on a guillotine, inscribed 'Fraternité'. The decollated head of Louis XVI [see BMSat 8297, &c] hangs by the hair from the figure's neck. From the left hand drops an open book: 'Religion de la Nature [cf. BMSats 8350, 9240] Injustice Oppression Murder Destruction'. The figure wears only a tricolour sash and belt in which are a pistol and a bloody dagger. Its hands and feet are dyed with blood above the wrists and ankles. Tricolour flags inscribed with names decorate the landscape, showing the extent of French depredations: 'Malta' in the channel immediately under the Colossus; 'Spain' (left) behind 'France'; 'Holland', with windmills; 'Switzerland' backed by rocky mountains; 'Rome' with the dome of St. Peter's. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Destruction of the French colossus
Description:
Title etched below image., Two lines of quoted text below title: "Shall the works of a wicked nation remain? Shall the monuments of oppression not be destroyed? ...", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Victories: Reference to Nelson's victory in the battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798 -- Colossus -- France -- Holland -- Spain -- Rome -- Egypt -- Guillotine -- Thunderbolts., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 36.0 x 25.9 cm, on sheet 40.7 x 31.8 cm., Watermark: 1794., and Mounted on leaf 70 of volume 4 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 1st, 1798, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street, London
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to and within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Bath: Master of the Ceremonies -- Benefit balls.
Title from item., Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Drolls series were executed by either Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton., Unaccompanied melody., and Song in six stanzas, printed below title. The first stanza printed with music, the following five without music in three columns below.
Publisher:
Published 4th October 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from item., Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Drolls series were executed by either Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton., Plate numbered '48' in lower right corner., Song in six stanzas, printed below title. The first stanza printed with music, the following five without music in three columns below., and Temporary local subject terms: Skulls -- Taxidermy -- Hour-glasses -- Puns.
Publisher:
Published 4th October 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Musical notation, Pregnancy, Shoemakers, Shoemaking, Stores & shops, and Wigs
Title from letterpress text below image., Questionable attribution to R. Newton from unverified data in local card catalog record., Imprint etched on plate, within image: [...?] W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St., Novbr. 20th, 1798., Publisher's advertisement below letterpress imprint: Of whom may be had Jacky Lloyd and Anna Davis., Seventeen stanzas of verse in letterpress below image: A doctor so prim, and a sempstress so tight, hob-a-nobb'd in some right marosquin ..., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Physicians -- Wedding feasts -- Lighting: Candles -- Dining rooms -- Tankards -- Literature: 'Alonzo the brave and the fair Imogine,' by Matthew Gregory Lewis -- Furniture: China -- Pictures -- Medicine: Bottles -- Animals: Cats., and Watermark: E & P 1794.
Publisher:
Published by William Holland, No. 50, Oxford-Street
Title engraved above image., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., Plate numbered '224' in lower left corner., Two columns of the first stanza of the song printed below title: Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine ..., From Laurie and Whittle series of drolls., and Temporary local subject terms: Glass: decanters -- Female dress: fans -- Pictures amplifying subject: Cupid -- Furniture: slip-covered chairs -- Furnishings: carpet -- Literature: To Celia, by Ben Johnson (1572-1637).
Publisher:
Published 4th Jany. 1799 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
"The Duke of Norfolk walks (right to left) in round-shouldered dejection immediately before two Grenadiers, one, Pitt, beating a drum, the other (? Windham) playing a fife. On his back is a placard: 'Washington \ 2000 Men \ make the \ Application. \ Champion of \ Liberty. \ Sovereign \ Majesty. \ People & &.' In front of him Dundas marches stiffly, holding a pike; he wears tartan with a plaid and feathered hat, with advocate's wig and bands. In the background (left) are two spectators: Fox, full-face, his handkerchief to his eye, and Sheridan, turning towards him with a monitory forefinger. From a window on the extreme right looks the King, a telescope to his eye, saying: "Drum away, Billy!! I wish they were all drummd out!!""--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Military uniforms: Grenadiers' uniform -- Spying glasses -- Drummers -- Signs: placards.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Str
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Engraved title page with vignette from: The poetical works of John Dryden . London : Printed for C. Cooke, and sold by all the booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland, [1798]., Below image: vide Cock and Fox, vol. III, page 154, line 579., and Temporary local subject terms: Literature: Cock and Fox by John Dryden -- Buildings: cottages.
