"A caricature portrait of Pitt speaking in the House of Commons in profile to the right. In his right hand is a document: 'Regency Restrictions' (see British Museum Satires No. 7488, &c.); his hat is under his left arm, his left hand is held out. He bends forward, his right leg advanced."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title devised by cataloger; title based on that given in the British Museum catalogue., Questionable attribution to Gillray from the British Museum catalogue., An imitation of the whole length portraits of Sayers. See British Museum catalogue., and Temporary local subject terms: Speeches: Pitt's on Regency Bill, 1789 -- Bills: Regency Bill -- Opposition to Regency Bill -- Allusion to Regency restrictions.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 17, 1789, by W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Title assigned by the cataloger., Printmaker identified as possibly Gillray signing with James Sayers's initials from unverified data from local card catalog record., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Warren Hastings's trial -- Sheridan's speech at Hastings's trial., and Manuscript note in contemporary hand identifying Sheridan in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 29, 1789, by [S.]W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Title assigned by British Museum catalogue., Printmaker identified by British Museum catalogue as Gillray signing with James Sayers's initials., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Warren Hastings's trial -- Reference to Sheridan's speech at Hastings's trial.
Publisher:
Publish'd 29th June 1789, by J. Aitken, Castle Street
Title and printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Printmaker Gillray signing with James Sayers's initials. Cf. British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Wool sacks.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 27th 1789, by J. Aitken, Castle Street, Leicester Fields
Title devised by cataloger., Printed on one sheet with: A mis-fire at the Constitution., Originally printed on a separate sheet and included with a set of eight satirical portraits published in May 1794 in which the members of the Opposition are travestied as French republicans. The sheet was cut along the lower edge of the cap in order to place it on the head of each of the portrayed politicians. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., nos. 8450-7., Variant state of No. 8449 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Temporary local subject terms: Sans culottes -- French Revolution., and Mounted to 49 x 34 cm.
A image of a man with a bundle of pages in his right hand, shown full-length, striding to the left wtih determination. His left hand is in his pocket
Description:
Title devised by the cataloger., False attribution to JS [James Sayer]?, Identified as Charles Grey in black ink in a contemporary hand., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Manuscript note in contemporary hand identifying Grey in lower right corner., and Mounted to 23 x 16 cm.
Publisher:
Published July 4, 1789, by [S.]W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: DuBois?
"A spirited horse, wearing the feathers of the Prince of Wales in his headband, stands on his hind legs, a pen in his fore-foot, writing a letter while Sheridan (right) guides the pen; his blinkers cover his eyes. Sheridan, who leans across the table in profile to the left, holds the paper: 'To Mr Pi[tt] ....' An ape with the (simian) features of Lord Derby squats on the table behind Sheridan, reading a paper: 'Rough Drat of the Letter', and saying "Hear hear hear". On the extreme left appear the profile, hands, and one foot of Weltje, saying, "By Got he vill teach de Orse to speak". Under the table is a circular rat-trap, in which are five rats with quasi-human faces."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
To be seen at Mr. Sheridan's menagerie the wonderful learned Hanover colt ...
Description:
Title from text below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Temporary local subject terms: Regency crisis -- Prince of Wales's answer to Regency restrictions -- Ministerialists as rats -- Lord Derby as a monkey -- Emblems: Prince of Wales's feathers -- Horse of Hanover -- Writing horse -- Caged rats -- Menageries -- Rat traps., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 20.2 x 25.6 cm, on sheet 21.8 x 26.9 cm., and Mounted on leaf 48 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Publisher:
Pubd. 27 Jany. 1789 by Thos. Cornell
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820, Aubrey, John, Sir, 1739-1826, Hamilton, William Gerard, 1729-1796, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, and Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810
Subject (Topic):
Regency, Animal shows, Horses, Writing, Rats, Cages, and Monkeys
"A spirited horse, wearing the feathers of the Prince of Wales in his headband, stands on his hind legs, a pen in his fore-foot, writing a letter while Sheridan (right) guides the pen; his blinkers cover his eyes. Sheridan, who leans across the table in profile to the left, holds the paper: 'To Mr Pi[tt] ....' An ape with the (simian) features of Lord Derby squats on the table behind Sheridan, reading a paper: 'Rough Drat of the Letter', and saying "Hear hear hear". On the extreme left appear the profile, hands, and one foot of Weltje, saying, "By Got he vill teach de Orse to speak". Under the table is a circular rat-trap, in which are five rats with quasi-human faces."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
To be seen at Mr. Sheridan's menagerie the wonderful learned Hanover colt ...
Description:
Title from text below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Temporary local subject terms: Regency crisis -- Prince of Wales's answer to Regency restrictions -- Ministerialists as rats -- Lord Derby as a monkey -- Emblems: Prince of Wales's feathers -- Horse of Hanover -- Writing horse -- Caged rats -- Menageries -- Rat traps., and Mounted on page 65 with one other print.
Publisher:
Pubd. 27 Jany. 1789 by Thos. Cornell
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820, Aubrey, John, Sir, 1739-1826, Hamilton, William Gerard, 1729-1796, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, and Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810
Subject (Topic):
Regency, Animal shows, Horses, Writing, Rats, Cages, and Monkeys
"A spirited horse, wearing the feathers of the Prince of Wales in his headband, stands on his hind legs, a pen in his fore-foot, writing a letter while Sheridan (right) guides the pen; his blinkers cover his eyes. Sheridan, who leans across the table in profile to the left, holds the paper: 'To Mr Pi[tt] ....' An ape with the (simian) features of Lord Derby squats on the table behind Sheridan, reading a paper: 'Rough Drat of the Letter', and saying "Hear hear hear". On the extreme left appear the profile, hands, and one foot of Weltje, saying, "By Got he vill teach de Orse to speak". Under the table is a circular rat-trap, in which are five rats with quasi-human faces."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
To be seen at Mr. Sheridan's menagerie the wonderful learned Hanover colt ...
Description:
Title from text below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Temporary local subject terms: Regency crisis -- Prince of Wales's answer to Regency restrictions -- Ministerialists as rats -- Lord Derby as a monkey -- Emblems: Prince of Wales's feathers -- Horse of Hanover -- Writing horse -- Caged rats -- Menageries -- Rat traps., Note on verso in contemporary hand: The same Hanover Colt directed by Mr. Sheridan to write a Letter. - 1789. Allusion to an answer to the H. of C. in the P. of Ws. name suppos'd to be dictated by Sheridan., and Watermark: (partial) crown over shield with fleur-de-lis.
Publisher:
Pubd. 27 Jany. 1789 by Thos. Cornell
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820, Aubrey, John, Sir, 1739-1826, Hamilton, William Gerard, 1729-1796, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, and Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810
Subject (Topic):
Regency, Animal shows, Horses, Writing, Rats, Cages, and Monkeys