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.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
1831.
Call Number:
831.02.00.11+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A mustached Polish soldier dressed in a green military uniform drops his unsheathed saber and struggles under the weight of a massive grizzly bear (Russia) that straddles his back. Fallen on the floor are the soldier's hat and a staff of liberty inscribed 'Poland & Liberty'. A satirical treatment of the Polish-Russian War, 1830-1831 or the 'November Uprising'.
Description:
Title from caption below image. The word "bear" in unbearable is underscored., Imprint mostly burnished from plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pub. by S. Gans, Southampton St., Strand, Fed
Subject (Geographic):
Poland, Poland., Russia., and Russia
Subject (Topic):
History, Grizzly bears, Soldiers, Foreign relations, and Daggers & swords
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pub. March 30, 1831, for W. Heath at 56 Quadrant Regent Street
Title from caption below center image., Ten designs on one plate, three of which have individual titles., One print in a series. Variant series name on one other print: General rules for the art of tormenting., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Two soliders shown full-length, one facing forward and the other in profile looking left
Description:
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pub. April 13, 1831, for W. Heath at 56 Quadrant Regent Street
Subject (Topic):
Daggers & swords, Military uniforms, British, Bayonets, and Rifles
Title from caption below image., The last digit of the publication year was erased from sheet and replaced with an ms. '1'., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Scottish tam.
Publisher:
Pubd. 183[1] by S. Gans, Southampton St., Strand
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Cats, Monkeys, and Musicians
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., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.