"George IV (right), as Henry VIII (see British Museum Satires No. 13664, &c.), wearing ermine robes and ruff, sits on a dais under a canopy, his eyes turned sideways to the right. In his right hand is a goblet; on a table before him is a decanter of 'Curacoa'. Against this, at a lower level, is a second table on which is the mace; on each side sits a cardinal, gaping in astonishment at Queen Caroline, as Katharine of Aragon; she stands facing the King at the end of the table (left), wearing quasi-Tudor robes. She declaims Queen Catherine's speech, abridged: "Sir, I desire you do me right and justice, And to bestow your pity on me: for I am a most poor woman, and a stranger, Born out of your dominions; -- If, in the course And process of this time, you can report, And perove [sic] it too, against mine honour aught, My bond to wedlock, or my Love and duty Against your sacred person, in Gods name, Turn me away ;-- and so give me up To the sharpest kind of justice." Under Castlereagh's foot lies 'Mag[na] Charta'; his vis-à-vis cardinal is Sidmouth. Next Castlereagh (right) sits a lawyer, writing (? Leach). Beside him is a large bag with its neck encircled by hissing serpents; it is placarded: 'A Green Bag! filled with Spite Envy Malice. Hatred Lies &c &c &c' [see British Museum Satires No. 13735, &c.]. On each side of the King stands a bishop holding a crosier, one the Archbishop of Canterbury, the other probably Pelham of Exeter, see British Museum Satires No. 13946. Behind the Queen and on the extreme left stands Wood in his alderman's gown. Beefeaters stand against the wall."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Text following title: Principal characters, King of England by the ****, Queen of England by the Q****, Cardinal Wolsey - L**d C*********h [Castlereagh] &c &c &[c]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Publisher's advertisement below title: Just Pubd. "How to get un-married" [British Museum Satires No. 13770]., and Mounted on page 21 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J.L. Marks, 37 Princes St., Soho
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843, Manners-Sutton, Charles, 1755-1828, Pelham, George, 1766-1827, Leach, John, 1760-1834, and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
"Members of the Grenville family surround a table on which a black footman places a basket containing an attractive baby. The child kicks and crows as the man lifts up the wrapping which had covered her. A blue ribbon with a seal or jewel hangs from the basket, which is labelled 'for the Marchioness Broad Bot[tom]', with a paper: 'Copy of Verses to the Marchioness of Broad ... ' [the words dwindle to illegibility]. The Marchioness and the Marquis (right), side by side, lean towards the basket. The former, in back view, is dressed as an abbess, with a large cross on her rightobe where it covers her heavy posterior. An enormous rosary hangs from her waist; she wears many rings, and a gold-trimmed gown under her black robe. Her husband, who has just risen from a chair, peers through his spectacles; he wears military uniform, his left hand rests on an enormous cross worn in place of a sword. On the farther side of the table his two brothers, Thomas Grenville and Lord Grenville, wearing monkish robes with rosaries round their necks, stare with impassive disapproval at the foundling. On the left and in profile to the right stand Buckingham's two sons, Lord George Grenville (less stout than his brother, but with an equally projecting posterior, see British Museum Satires No. 11064) and Lord Temple, his breeches pocket stuffed with guineas. [The identifications are those of Lord Holland.] The child is on a round library table covered with green cloth, and with drawers inscribed 'Lists of Pensions', 'Lists of Sinecures', 'Lists of Places', 'Crown Grants'. Through the open door (left) two fat liveried servants stare at the scene. Behind them a Jesuit descends a staircase, holding a paper: 'Inquisition.' The room is an oratory, with an altar (right), much burlesqued in Gillray's manner when designing emblems of 'Popery', cf. British Museum Satires No. 10404. An open book leans against the open sanctuary which supports a chalice and the Host. Its pages are headed 'Sante Marie', 'Sante Joseph', 'Sante Diable', 'Sante Napoleone'. Within the sanctuary is a demon hugging money-bags. In front of the book is a bell. The book is flanked by wine-bottles: in the neck of one is a calvary, in that of the other a bunch of roses (cf. British Museum Satires No. 10558, &c. Two fat cherubs with heavy posteriors, holding palm branches, flank the chalice. ...."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Misfortune of not being born with marks of "the talents"!
Description:
Title etched below image., Text below title: "What! a relation to the Broad-bottom's? O Sainte Marie! why there's not the least appearance of it! Therefore, take it away to the workhouse directly!", 1 print : etching with aquatint ; plate mark 25.4 x 35.7 cm, on sheet 25.9 x 36.5 cm., Printed on wove paper; hand-colored., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge. With circular ink stamp "Marks Collection" on verso.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 19th, 1808, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Grenville, Thomas, 1755-1846, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, and Nugent, George Nugent Grenville, Baron, 1788-1850
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Infants, Baskets, Servants, Religious articles, Robes, Tables, Altars, Chandeliers, and Doors & doorways
"A fashionable crowd, with two card-tables, a round table in the foreground (left) at which four persons play Pope-Joan; the most conspicuous is a pretty young woman directed to the left, her loose semi-transparent draperies revealing her person and leaving her breasts almost uncovered. A leering man stands behind her chair, negligently holding candle-snuffers to a candle on the table, in order to peer down her décolletage. A stout lady in back view, sitting on a stool (identified as Lady Buckinghamshire, but (?) Duchess of Gordon), a little girl, and an elderly man (identified as Dr. Sneyd) complete the table. On the right is another card-table at which three persons are playing. Standing figures freely sketched form a background, the whole design being dominated by the erect feathers of the ladies, usually springing from a turban."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan
Description:
Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 12th, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
"Lady Perceval sits at an ornate writing-table, pen in hand. A serpent issues from her breast, coils round her arm, and darts its fang at the tip of her pen. She frowns meditatively, saying, "Now then for something strong but not libellous, I hate half measures we must rush upon the enemy--suprise [sic], astound him--and unhorse him by Terror--John Bull have at you! I'll open your eyes--." The table is littered with papers and books; some are docketed: 'For the Star', 'To the Editor of the Star', 'For the News', 'Extracts from the Book', one is 'Copy', a book is 'Politicks', and a large paper is displayed: 'Select Scraps from Shakespeare--with my own comments "Some achieve greatness "some have greatness thrust upon them .... Querie was this not the case with Nunky [Spencer Perceval], why not happen .... Son--.' Other papers and books lie on the floor: newspapers are 'The News' and 'The Star', a paper is headed 'Memorandums Billy Austin [see British Museum Satires No. 12027]--the Will--' Books are 'Life of Lord Nelson', 'A very Woman by Massinger', 'Machiavael', 'Johnson', 'Indiscretion a Novel', 'Don Quixote'. On the left John Mitford, identified by a letter in his coat-pocket 'To John Mit--', stands facing the wall, and hanging one picture over another: he places a view of a country inn, 'The Tigers Head' above one of '[War]burton's Mad House', saying, "Come this is a prettier picture than the other [left] shall catch some fish in this neighbourhood." He is fashionably dressed, wearing Hessian boots. This picture is on the left of a row: a large picture of 'Alecto' (cf. British Museum Satires No. 7721), naked, wreathed in serpents, and brandishing scourge and fire-brand, with a background of flames hangs between three-quarter length portraits of 'Lady Douglas' and 'Lady A Hamilton'. The former covers her face with a tragic gesture; a dagger lies on a table beside her, she seems to contemplate suicide. The latter clasps her hands. Over the chimneypiece (right) is a three-quarter length portrait of 'Lord P . . . . val' concealing his face with his hat; below, and partly hiding the frame, is a statuette of a knight killing a dragon. On the chimney-piece there is also a bottle labelled 'Cephalic' (for diseases of the head). Papers are burning in the grate, one inscribed 'To[o] Libellous'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Lady Paragraph championizing
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Text following title: - vide Letters., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text following title. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Temporary local subject terms: Pictures amplify subject., Watermark: C. Ansell 1807., and Formerly mounted with remnants on verso.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 4th, 1814, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
A French satire on the British administration, who are shown gathered around a table with bottles and glasses (two of which are toppled over) and a battle plan (’Plan de Berlin’) drawn on the tablecloth. The men are mostly yawning, asleep or looking bored. Even the dog in the foreground looks to be toppling over with fatique. A servant also yawning enters from the left with a bootjack carrying slippers(?). In 1806, French forces under Napoleon occupied Prussia, pursued the remnants of the shattered Prussian Army, and captured Berlin
Alternative Title:
Deliberations des politiques anglais sur la guere and Deliberations des politiques anglais sur la guerre
Description:
Title etched below image; the letter "n" in "plan" is etched backwards., For a variant state lacking alternative title and other text at bottom of plate, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1993,1107.60., "Déposé à la Bibliothèque Imp."--Beneath lower left corner of image., "Et presentement chez Basset Md. d'estampes et fabricant de papiers, peints, Rue St. Jacques au coin de colle des Mathurines, No. 64"--Below title., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet
Subject (Geographic):
Germany.
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Campaigns, Military officers, British, Tables, Bottles, and Drinking vessels
"Popular print, satire, after print published by Laurie & Whittle in 1794 (British Museum satires no. 8596): five men sit at a small square table on which are glasses and an empty punch-bowl, all have expressions of deep melancholy: one reverses his glass, another breaks his pipe, the bowl of which still smokes, the third weeps, the fourth looks down with a gesture of deprecating misery, the fifth looking towards the viewer."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication date from British Museum online catalogue., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Topic):
Crying, Eating & drinking, Tables, Pipes (Smoking), and Sadness
Print shows a large group of city officials gathered around a table in Guildhall, some are jumping up and down on the table and have lost their hats and wigs. Posted on the wall are two notices: (1) "Nov. 1st 1786. The Lord Mayor is requested to set aside Parade and Festivity the ensuing 9th Nov. on account of the [death] of the Princess Amelia" and (2) "Guildhall. This day Nov'r. the 9 will be presented, not acted since the death of the Duke of Cumberland, a serious Entertainment called The City Camelions." The behavior of the city officials suggests that they are not pleased that there will be "no dinner - no ball" on Nov. 9th
Alternative Title:
No dinner - no ball
Description:
Title from text above and below image., Attributed to William Dent., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs, for the proprietor, by E. Macklew, Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Amelia, Princess, daughter of George II, King of Great Britain, 1710-1786 and Guildhall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Death & burial, Municipal officials, Distress, Tables, Signs (Notices), Wigs, and Hats
"A satire on the folly of marriage where the two parties are of a dissimilar age, and on the sexual opportunism of young military office. An elderly magistrate has fallen asleep sitting beside a table on which are glasses, pipes and two bottles, one labelled “Port” in front of an empty grate. He holds a copy of “Compleat JUSTICE”, showing him to be a Justice of the Peace, and a paper protrudes from his pocket lettered “-him for a Trepass on...”. On a bracket table behind him are “BURNS JUSTICE”, a paper lettered “Stealing a Hare” and another “Mid to Wit...”. On the wall over his head is a stag’s head with antlers alluding to his cuckoldry. On the other side of the fireplace, watching him, his pretty young wife sits beside an army officer who caresses her. The officer’s hat hangs on the wall behind them. On the mantelpiece are two oriental style jars and a figure of Budai,” the smiling Buddha” and over these is a gun suspended upside down.."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials GR below.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No. 53 in Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Alcoholic beverages, Bottles, Chairs, Drinking vessels, Firearms, Fireplaces, Furnishings, Interiors, Marriage, Military officers, British, Parlors, and Tables
Leaf 44. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two scenes on one plate: on the left a macaroni smiling standing at a table, in the other a skeleton leaning against a funerary monument."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "V. 2" in upper left corner and "22" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Dice-box and dice -- Furniture: Hanging bookshelf -- Pictures amplifying subject: Horse racing -- Books: Allusion to Weber and Hoyle -- Allusion to Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies -- Allusion to Charlotte Hayes, procuress -- Building: Country church -- Tools: Spade., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pub. accord. to act Decr. 1, 1773, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Gambling, Playing cards, Tables, Skeletons, Shovels, and Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Leaf 44. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two scenes on one plate: on the left a macaroni smiling standing at a table, in the other a skeleton leaning against a funerary monument."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "V. 2" in upper left corner and "22" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Dice-box and dice -- Furniture: Hanging bookshelf -- Pictures amplifying subject: Horse racing -- Books: Allusion to Weber and Hoyle -- Allusion to Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies -- Allusion to Charlotte Hayes, procuress -- Building: Country church -- Tools: Spade., First of two plates on leaf 44., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 24.8, on sheet 44.4 x 27.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. accord. to act Decr. 1, 1773, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Gambling, Playing cards, Tables, Skeletons, Shovels, and Tombs & sepulchral monuments
