- Creator:
- Byron, Frederick George, 1764-1792, attributed name
- Published / Created:
- July 8, 1790.
- Call Number:
- 790.07.08.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- In a large room French aristocrats crowd across a table from Pitt who is taking money while handing a pen to the man opposite who holds a crown in his left arm as he throws coins toward Pitt's grasping hand. Above Pitt stands George III behind podium, gavel in one hand and another crown extended toward one of the many bidders shouting comments and prices. The King calls out, "This is a lot, gentlemen, of superior brilliancy to the last. This, this raises you above your fellows in a very high degree indeed. I pity your distresses from my soul, what, what, what was that you were saying about jewels, Madames, too high. You may ride over the necks of half the nation with this upon your coach. You may get in debt as fast as you please and never pay. Mind that gentlemen, never pay." The Queen walks up a ladder behind the King to retrieve more crowns from the shelves behind the King's podium, turning her head to say, "Pay some attention to that Lady's jewels, my love."
- Alternative Title:
- English coronet auction by King, Pitt & Co., or, Comfort for the late French noblesse and Comfort for the late French noblesse
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Frederick George Byron by Andrew Edmunds., Publisher's advertisement below imprint: In Hollands Exhibition Rooms may be seen the largest collection in Europe of humourous prints. Admtce. 1 shillg., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Irregular sheet, trimmed at an angel in lower left. Backed with blue paper.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Willm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain., France, and France.
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Refugees, History, Avarice, Auctions, Corruption, Crowds, Crowns, and Nobility
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > English coronet auction by K-, P- & Co., or, Comfort for the late French noblesse [graphic]
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- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [29 May 1787]
- Call Number:
- 787.05.29.01.1++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- George III, dressed as an old woman, the Queen, and the Prince of Wales in a fool's cap decorated with his three feathers, are seated around a basin perched on the laps of the King and Queen, marked "John Bull's Blood" and filled with gold coins. All three eagerly spoon the coins into their mouths. Pouches hanging from their necks like goitres are full, except for that of the Prince of Wales, whose is empty. In the background is a wide open gate to the Treasury
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Dishes: bowls -- Craws, monstrous -- Cutlery: ladles -- Coins -- Guineas as food -- Fool's cap -- Prince's debts -- Gate of the Treasury building -- Coalition feast -- Reconciliation of Prince George and his parents -- Miserliness of George III and Queen Charlotte -- Reference to John Bull., and Folded & mounted to 37 x 56 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 29th, 1787, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
- Subject (Topic):
- Avarice and Gluttony
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Monstrous craws at a new coalition feast [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [22 November 1791]
- Call Number:
- 791.11.22.02+ Impression 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Duke of York leads his bride to the King and Queen, who are seated side by side on the throne (right), much caricatured, making gestures of eager greed. The King looks through a glass, the Queen holds out her apron to catch the coins which the Duchess holds in her apron. Behind the pair on the extreme left walks a gigantic Prussian soldier with extravagantly long moustaches, carrying a large money-bag under each arm, inscribed '£100000' and '£100 ...'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched at top of image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 1 print : etching plate mark 25 x 35.2 cm., on sheet 26 x 36 cm., and On wove paper, hand-colored.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Novr. 22d, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820
- Subject (Topic):
- Avarice, Coins, Dowry, Military uniforms, Prussian, Reception rooms, Royal weddings, Skull & crossbones, Telescopes, and Thrones
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The introduction [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [22 November 1791]
- Call Number:
- 791.11.22.02+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Duke of York leads his bride to the King and Queen, who are seated side by side on the throne (right), much caricatured, making gestures of eager greed. The King looks through a glass, the Queen holds out her apron to catch the coins which the Duchess holds in her apron. Behind the pair on the extreme left walks a gigantic Prussian soldier with extravagantly long moustaches, carrying a large money-bag under each arm, inscribed '£100000' and '£100 ...'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched at top of image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., With Horace Walpole's manuscript annotations: Duchess of York / Duke of York / Queen / King., and Mounted to 28 x 38 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Novr. 22d, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820
- Subject (Topic):
- Avarice, Coins, Dowry, Military uniforms, Prussian, Reception rooms, Royal weddings, Skull & crossbones, Telescopes, and Thrones
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The introduction [graphic].