"Cobbett, driving four ringed hogs, leads (r. to left.) a procession cheered by an enormous crowd. He sits on a 'Political Hog Trough' which rests on a low platform mounted on four solid wheels. Behind him stands Windham, wearing (ironically) a bonnet...
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Procession of the Hampshire-hogs from Botley to St. James's
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Pubd. October 20th, 1808, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street
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Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, and Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863
"Napoleon and Talleyrand plant the genealogical tree of Lord Moira, inscribed 'Royal Pippin'. On the r. Grenville, Howick, and Buckingham ply their axes on the trunk of a huge oak-tree: 'The Royal-Oak'. In the background are rows of other 'Royal Pippi...
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Little Corsican gardiner planting a royal-pippin-tree and Little Corsican gardener planting a royal-pippin-tree
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Pubd. June 25th, 1807, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street, London
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, and Cobbett, William, 1763-1835
"Conspirators prepare an explosion in the vaults of the House of Commons (or of a building symbolizing the Constitution). Massive triple pillars support Gothic arches, the inscription [used by George as a title] etched across the centre pillar round w...
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Pubd. by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
"Diogenes stands in the House of Commons between the two front benches; both arms are thrown out towards Burdett with a dramatic gesture; in one hand is his lantern, illuminating the patriot at close range; small clouds at his feet indicate that he is...
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Ghost of Diogenes, more hair on end
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Pubd. May 1810 by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
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Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Diogenes, -approximately 323 B.C., Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Abbot, Charles, Baron Colchester, 1757-1829, Lethbridge, Thomas Buckler, 1778-1849., and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,
"Napoleon is the London street-seller of gingerbread cakes whose wares and patter made him a long-remembered character. He stands in his bakery vigorously drawing out from the arched aperture of his oven a broad shovel (peel) on which are figures of t...
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Publishd. Jany. 23d, 1806, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street, London
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, and Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
"The King (left), plainly dressed, sits on a chair on a dais, a pillar and curtain indicating the throne. He angrily addresses a band of Ministers (and others) who are encircled by a ribbon inscribed The Bond of Union; the end of this is held by the P...
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Symptoms of dictating, cabaling, conspiring, overawing &c. &c.
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Pub. May 16, 1827, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, and Leo XII, Pope, 1760-1829
Subject (Topic):
Thrones, Columns, Draperies, Ribbons, Crosses, and Demons
"The procession trudges through the muddy channel (kennel) between cobblestones from 'Hudsons Hotel', whose pillared porch, with a placard, 'Paul & Indep[endence]', is partly visible on the extreme right., to the hustings, part of which is in the back...
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Publishd. Novr. 8th, 1806, by H. Humphrey, St. Jamess [sic] Street
Subject (Name):
Paull, James, 1770-1808, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Cobbett, William, 1763-1835
"Sir Francis Burdett declaims, holding up a bonnet rouge shaped like a fool's cap; he addresses those who are making a bonfire of statutes, &c., on the cobbles of Palace Yard (left). His raised left arm is flung back, pointing towards Westminster Hall...
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Patriots lighting a revolutionary bonfire in New Palace Yard
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Publish'd June 14th, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869, Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, and Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813
"Pitt stands in the House of Commons, facing the Opposition benches; he causes a tremendous explosion by uncorking a bottle containing the bloated and scowling face of Sheridan, whose hair swirls up into the neck of the bottle. He stands like a waiter...
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Publishd. March 10th, 1805, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street, London
Subject (Name):
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, and Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
"A section of the hustings extends across the design, bisected by one of the vertical posts supporting the (invisible) roof. On this are two placards: 'Loyal Parishes of St Paul's and St Giles's' and 'State of the Poll - . Paul - Hood - Sheridan'. The...
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Publish'd Decr. 15th, 1806, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, J. Budd, Pall-Mall, and & R. Bagshaw, Brydges Street
Subject (Name):
Hood, Samuel, Sir, 1762-1814, Paull, James, 1770-1808, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, and Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817
