Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[18 November 1830]
Call Number:
830.11.18.01+
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Political satire: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) leading his Tory government ministers in flight from its attack on the castle of 'Reform' (as inscribed to the Tricolore flag of liberty that flies from the tower).
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Mounted to 32 x 41.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. Nov. 18, 1830, by S. Gans, Southampton St., Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Military retreats, Soldiers, and British
Three homely women sit in the parlour discussing the threat of invasion by the French revolutionaries
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed 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: French Revolution 1830.
Title from caption below image., Print signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella., Imprint continues: ... where political and other caricatuers are daily pub., the largest collection of any house in London., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from caption below image., Print signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella., Imprint continues: ... wher [sic] political and other caricatuers are daily publishing, the largest collections in England., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from ms. note added to mount., Date of publication from unverified data from local card catalog record., Artist's attribution trimmed with loss of text., Sheet trimmed within design., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to24 x 33 cm. Ms. title on mount: Tartini's dream.
Three caricatured heads surrounded by the words of the title which are formed by etched human figures in various poses and other scenes showing figures from a variety of trades (including a dustman), fighting, boxing, courting, etc
Description:
Title from text above image, Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Possible title page to a series of prints., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from text above images., Printmaker and date of publication from later prints in series., Fifteen small designs on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from text above images., Printmaker and date of publication from later prints in series., Sixteen small designs on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from text above images., Printmaker and date of publication from later prints in series., Fifteen small designs on one plate., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1830.
