"A scene in the House of Commons. Burke stands on the shoulders of two seated members: his right foot is on the left shoulder of Powys, his left on the right shoulder of Sawbridge. His arms are crossed on his breast, his right arm clutching his left shoulder; from his mouth float three scrolls inscribed, 'Invective against ye Minister', 'Short Observations on India Affairs' [a long scroll], and 'Tropes on the Irish Trade Bill'. Powys looks up at him with an angry expression; he holds in his hand a thick bundle of papers inscribed 'Memda of Important Observations Obvious Objections Perpetual Motions Doubts Facts Surmises Queries &ca &ca'. Sawbridge looks gloomily away from Burke, his left leg stretched along the seat; he holds a paper inscribed 'Mock Motion for Reform in the Representation &c.' Three members seated behind Burke hide their heads or turn aside from his spate of words. Beneath the title is etched: 'Sublimi feriam Sidera Vertice Hor.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Burke on the sublime and beautiful and ***** on the sublime and beautiful
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper ; plate mark 32.8 x 23.2 cm, on sheet 34.9 x 24.5 cm., and Mounted on leaf 27 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Publisher:
Published 6th April 1785 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton S[tre]et
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Ireland
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Powys, Thomas, 1737-1809, and Sawbridge, John, 1732?-1795
"A scene in the House of Commons. Burke stands on the shoulders of two seated members: his right foot is on the left shoulder of Powys, his left on the right shoulder of Sawbridge. His arms are crossed on his breast, his right arm clutching his left shoulder; from his mouth float three scrolls inscribed, 'Invective against ye Minister', 'Short Observations on India Affairs' [a long scroll], and 'Tropes on the Irish Trade Bill'. Powys looks up at him with an angry expression; he holds in his hand a thick bundle of papers inscribed 'Memda of Important Observations Obvious Objections Perpetual Motions Doubts Facts Surmises Queries &ca &ca'. Sawbridge looks gloomily away from Burke, his left leg stretched along the seat; he holds a paper inscribed 'Mock Motion for Reform in the Representation &c.' Three members seated behind Burke hide their heads or turn aside from his spate of words. Beneath the title is etched: 'Sublimi feriam Sidera Vertice Hor.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Burke on the sublime and beautiful and ***** on the sublime and beautiful
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 43.
Publisher:
Published 6th April 1785 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton S[tre]et
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Ireland
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Powys, Thomas, 1737-1809, and Sawbridge, John, 1732?-1795
"A scene in the House of Commons. Burke stands on the shoulders of two seated members: his right foot is on the left shoulder of Powys, his left on the right shoulder of Sawbridge. His arms are crossed on his breast, his right arm clutching his left shoulder; from his mouth float three scrolls inscribed, 'Invective against ye Minister', 'Short Observations on India Affairs' [a long scroll], and 'Tropes on the Irish Trade Bill'. Powys looks up at him with an angry expression; he holds in his hand a thick bundle of papers inscribed 'Memda of Important Observations Obvious Objections Perpetual Motions Doubts Facts Surmises Queries &ca &ca'. Sawbridge looks gloomily away from Burke, his left leg stretched along the seat; he holds a paper inscribed 'Mock Motion for Reform in the Representation &c.' Three members seated behind Burke hide their heads or turn aside from his spate of words. Beneath the title is etched: 'Sublimi feriam Sidera Vertice Hor.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Burke on the sublime and beautiful and ***** on the sublime and beautiful
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted to 47 x 33 cm.
Publisher:
Published 6th April 1785 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton S[tre]et
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Ireland
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Powys, Thomas, 1737-1809, and Sawbridge, John, 1732?-1795
Leaf 95. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole length portrait of a man in profile to the right. He appears to have a scar on his cheek. He wears a bulky coat with a wide collar, a large neckcloth. In his left hand is a curiously shaped walking-stick. Except for his small looped hat there is nothing of the macaroni about his dress."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Hibernian antique, turned modern macaroni
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 6" in upper left corner and "5" in upper right corner., For a variant (earlier?) state without plate numbering, see no. 5152 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Walking-sticks -- Small looped hats -- Hibernians -- Male costume: Old-fashioned Irish -- Irish greatcoats., and Second of three plates on leaf 95.
Publisher:
Pubd. by MDarly, (39) Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, Irish, Scars, and Staffs (Sticks)
"Whole length portrait of a man in profile to the right. He appears to have a scar on his cheek. He wears a bulky coat with a wide collar, a large neckcloth. In his left hand is a curiously shaped walking-stick. Except for his small looped hat there is nothing of the macaroni about his dress."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Hibernian antique, turned modern macaroni
Description:
Title from text below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., and Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773.
Publisher:
Pubd. by MDarly, (39) Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, Irish, Scars, and Staffs (Sticks)
