"A sequel to British Museum Satires No. 10416. The thistle grows from papers resting on an upturned tub on the extreme right. The head, with Melville's profile facing his tormentors, is erect; the stem is inscribed 'His radiis rediviva viresco'. These roots or papers are inscribed: 'First Charge Lie Ist'; '2d Charge Lie 2d'; '3d Charge Lie 3d'; '5th Charge Lie 5'; '7th Charge Lie ye 7th'. Clouds of dense smoke issue from these papers and billow to the left. across the upper part of the design, carrying with them the heads of nine of Melville's discomfited assailants whom he regards with a slight smile. By the tub falls a sheaf of bulky papers headed 'Protest'. The heads are (left to right): Erskine (close to a plume of feathers denoting the Prince of Wales), Derby, a judge's wig in back view, [For many years this denoted Lord Loughborough (Rosslyn); he died in 1805.] Fox, Stanhope, Ellenborough (scowling), Howick, Sidmouth, Moira. The thistle is irradiated with rays dispelling the dark smoke and inscribed: 'Judicium Parum', 'Not Guilty', and 'Lex Terrae'. Beside them floats a scroll: 'No Crime by ye unanimous opinion of ye eleven Judges'. On the extreme left is a cask, on low trestles, in which stands Wilberforce, with the lank hair bands, and steeple-crowned hat of a seventeenth-century sectary; his hat blows off in the drifting cloud; he turns his head in profile towards the thistle saying, "Tis the Lords doing And has spoiled our Brewing." In the foreground is a procession, leaving the platform on which stands the thistle. On the extreme left is the Speaker, partly concealed by the left margin in wig, hat, and gown, but with no body (to indicate that he is nobody, cf. British Museum Satires No. 5570, &c.) and with the gown raised to show a large foot and ankle inscribed 'Ex pede Herculem'.[Judge the whole from the part, as you guess the size of Hercules from seeing only his foot. Abbot was very small.] He carries a pole inscribed 'Casting Vote' [see British Museum Satires No. 10301] attached to a small ladder. He is followed by two men who carry, slung from a drayman's pole (as in British Museum Satires No. 10574), a cask (damaged), from which Whitbread leans out to shake his left fist at Melville. Under his right hand is a paper: 'Vote of Thanks to the Managers'. From the bung-hole issues a mass of exploding froth inscribed 'not sweet wort'. The cask-bearers are descending the shallow steps from the platform, where a bulky paper lies: 'The Tenth Report waste Paper'. The two men wear bag-wigs; the foremost gloomily gnaws his nails; from his pocket hangs a torn paper: 'I do my Best and yet it fails I hold my tongue and Bite my Nails'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
From such inquisitors, impeachers, tub politicians and tub-preachers ...
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Approximate date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Twelve lines of verse below image in two columns, one on either side of an empty space for the title bound by curly brackets: From such inquisitors, impeachers, tub politicians and tub-preachers, like wolves carnivorous ..., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 29.5 x 38.6 cm, on sheet 30.6 x 39.8 cm., Contemporary pencil annotations "The triumph of the thistle" and "unfinished sketch" within blank space below image intended for title., and Mounted on leaf 85 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833, and Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815
Nugent, Thomas, active 18th century, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[1800]
Call Number:
Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Esther Jane Sheridan with her son Charles on her back, as a rustic figure carrying a jug towards a stream at right, donkeys in surrounding landscape."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
Alternative Title:
Mrs. Sheridan and son
Description:
Title from lettered state., Artist and printmaker from statement of responsibility on lettered state: Painted by J. Hoppner R.A. ; engraved by T. Nugent., State before any lettering. For a later state with the imprint "London, Published April 2, 1800, by T. Nugent, No. 21 Charles Street, Middlesex Hospital," see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1871,1209.321., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Bound in as frontispiece (opposite title page) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan., and With title "Hester Jane, Second Wife of R.B. Sheridan" and artist statement "John Hoppner pinxt." added in pencil in lower margin, in a later hand. Printmaker's name "Nugent" written beneath image in lower right, in a contemporary hand.
Publisher:
T. Nugent
Subject (Name):
Sheridan, Hester Jane, 1776-1817, and Sheridan, Charles Brinsley, 1796-1843,
Subject (Topic):
Country life, Donkeys, Pitchers, Mothers, and Children
"Portrait of G.F. Handel, from a painting by Hogarth, then in the etcher's collection; bust directed to the right, looking towards the viewer, in fur-trimmed cap and coat."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Artist, printmaker, and date from statement of responsibility present on later state: Etch'd by D.C. Read from a picture painted by Hogarth in his possession, 1830., First (proof?) state before letters. For a later state with sitter's name "G.F. Handel" etched beneath statement of responsibility in lower margin, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0508.1664., Probably printed by Read himself at his residence in Salisbury, using a press he obtained shortly after beginning to publish his etched plates in 1828. See Oxford Dictionary of national biography, entry for David Charles Read., and Mounted to 42 x 29 cm. At bottom of mounting sheet is a manuscript presentation note by David Charles Read's son, Raphael W. Read: This portrait of the immortal Handel etched by his [i.e. Raphael Read’s] father from the original picture of Handels bosom[?] friend Hogarth, in the possession of C.D. Read, is presented to Charles Morine[?] as a token of friendship by Raphael W. Read.
"Portrait of Samuel Johnson, half length, to the right, reading a book, holding it close to his face; after Northcote."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from later state., Artist from statement of responsiblity on later state., Proof with scratched engraver's name only. For a later state with title "Samuel Johnson L.L.D." and statements of responsibility "J. Northcote R.A. pin." and "J.J. De Claussin sculp." added, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: K,61.51., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., Mounted opposite page 110 (leaf numbered '162' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan., With contemporary pencil annotations; printmaker's name "Claussins" written beneath lower right corner of image, and "Proof 32 A.W. 1813" written on verso., and Later annotations in ink, written below print on mounting page, identify the sitter as "Samuel Johnson" and give the production details "Published by Baldwyn, Catherine Street".
"Death (left) poises his javelin, about to strike an old man in bed, reading a book by the light of a candle held in his left hand. The room is heaped with his treasures (armour, &c.). Rats scamper, chased by a cat."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from description of a later state in the British Museum catalogue; the assigned title for each plate from The English dance of death is the heading to the opposite printed page., Early (proof?) state, before aquatint added. For a later state, see no. 12412 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., Publisher and date of publication from imprint on later state: London, Pub. 1 April 1814, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand., Sheet trimmed within plate mark, with possible loss of text below image., Later state issued in: Combe, W. The English dance of death. London : Published at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts ..., 1815-1816., This record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 320., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Skeleton as Death., and Ink verse notation on verso, perhaps in Rowlandson's hand; additional pencil notation on verso.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Death (Personification), Wills, Skeletons, Spears, Beds, Sleeping, Cats, Rats, Armor, Musical instruments, Books, Candles, Artists' materials, Urns, and Sculpture
Title from manuscript note on mount; also "vide Morning Post"., Questionable date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Window mounted to 37 x 61 cm.
The figure of the miserable footboy who attends the "Old Maid", copied from William Hogarth's Morning from The four times of the day series; he wears a hat and carries a large prayer book under his right arm. Shivering and gritting his teeth as he walks, he tucks his left hand in the breast of his coat. The background consists of a few scratches for clouds and puddles
Description:
Title devised from British Museum catalogue., Letters 'H' in artist's name and letter P in 'pinx' linked., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., With the title written above the image in Steevens's hand: Three spurrious., Also a note in Steevens's hand discussing the three prints on this page pasted down at top of page., Formerly cataloged with the title: The half-starved boy., and On page 89 in volume 1. Trimmed to plate mark 215 x 511 mm.
The figure of the miserable footboy who attends the "Old Maid", copied from William Hogarth's Morning from The four times of the day series; he wears a hat and carries a large prayer book under his right arm. Shivering and gritting his teeth as he walks, he tucks his left hand in the breast of his coat. The background consists of a few scratches for clouds and puddles
Description:
Title devised from British Museum catalogue., Letters 'H' in artist's name and letter P in 'pinx' linked., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Bowditch's ms. annotations on the mounting sheet below image; mounted to 32 x 40 cm.
Title from manuscript note below image., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printd. & published by J. Didsbury, 22 Southampton St., Covt. Gden
An image of a semi-naked woman, paritally covered in drapery, flying amongst the clouds. In her left hand she holds a banner. Used as a ticket for a production at Dalby Theatre, the private playhouse of Edward Hartopp (1758-1808) at his seat Little Dalby Hall in Leicestershire
Description:
With contemporary manuscript note "Dalby Theatre. July 9th. The Castle spectre, with a farce call'd Transformed or no?". For further information, consult library staff.