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1.
Nap in the country [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1785] and [approximately 1868?]
Call Number:
Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Leaf 54. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two designs on one plate. Top (British Museum Satires No. 6868): A young woman lies under a tree asleep, partly supported by a small beer barrel; a rake is beside her. Next her a young man sits up yawning and stretching. A dog sits beside them; in the distance are sheep. Below (British Museum Satires No. 6869): A young woman (right) lies full length on a sofa; next her in the opposite corner of the sofa is an elderly man in regimentals, also asleep. The feet of both rest on a chair (left). A cat sleeps on the floor."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Nap in the country ; Nap in town
Description:
Titles etched below images., Two images on one plate, each with a separate title and signature. Imprint statement appears twice, once below each title., Restrike. For original issue of the plate, see nos. 6868 and 6869 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 175., and On leaf 54 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S. Alken, No. 3 Dufours Place, Broad Street, Soho and Field & Tuer
Subject (Topic):
Agricultural laborers, Cats, Chairs, Couples, Dogs, Obesity, Sheep, Sleeping, Sofas, and Yawning
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Nap in the country [graphic]

2.
The defeat of the high & mighty Bailissimo Corbettino and his famed Cecilian forces on the plains

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
7th March 1785. and [approximately 1868?]
Call Number:
Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Leaf 22. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A scene in the Vestry Room of St. Martin's, Westminster, symbolizing the defeat of the Government on the Scrutiny on 3 Mar., when Sawbridge carried by 38 his motion that the High Bailiff be forthwith ordered to make his return. Fox (left) and Wray (right) are fighting; Wray's sword is broken and he shrinks back from Fox, who threatens him with the sword of Justice. Fox's shield is inscribed 'Majority 38', Wray's is inscribed 'Ingratitude'. A flying cherub holds over Fox's head a laurel wreath, and a scroll inscribed, 'It is Ordered that Thomas Corbett. Esqr do immediately Return - '. From his mouth issues the word "Victory". Fox says, "The Wrath of my Indignation is kindled and I will pursue them with a mighty hand and outstretched Arm until Justice is done to those who have so nobly supported me". Wray says, "My Knees wax feeble and I sink beneath the weight of my own Apostacy -". He steps back across the prostrate body of Corbett, the High Bailiff, who says, "my Conscience is now at peace". Wray's counsel in the Scrutiny are fleeing to the right in confusion. Three of them say, respectively: "Nor Law nor Conscience nor the aid of Potent Ministers can 'ere support this Contest 'gainst such a Chief"; "Help! Help! Our Chief is fallen! O Conscience support me -", and, "Our support is gone and we are fallen into a Pitt, yea even into a Deep Pitt, -". Fox's counsel advance behind him from the left in triumph. The foremost raises a book inscribed 'Truth'; three others hold rolled documents inscribed respectively, 'Law', 'Eloquence', and 'Perseverance'. On the walls of the room are notices: 'At a Vestry holden in and for the Parish of St Martin in the Fields------It is ordered that the Parish Officers be Vigilant in apprehending all Vagabonds in this Parish'. A placard purporting to be a transcript of the creed begins, 'I believe in Murphy the Assessor Almighty maker of good and bad V-----[votes] visible & invisible and. . . . from thence shall come to Judge the quick & the [dea]d------' Next to this is a 'List of bad votes Jn° Hale Esqr J. Matthias Senr J. Matthias J. . . .' After the title is etched: 'and his famed Cecilian Forces on the Plains of St Martin on Thursday the 3rd day of February 1785 by the Champion of the People and his chosen Band, after a smart Skirmish which lasted a considerable time, in which many Men were lost on both sides. But their great Ally at length losing ground, Desertions took place and notwithstanding their vast superiority in Numbers and weight of Metal at the first onset, they decreased apace, altho' often rallied by the ablest Men in Command, till at length the Forces gave way in all quarters & they were totally overthrown. This Print is dedicated to the Electors of the City & Liberty of Westminster who have so nobly stood forth and supported their Champion upon this trying occasion by------An Independent Elector.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Defeat of the high and mighty Bailissimo Corbettino and his famed Cecilian forces ...
Description:
Title from first line of text below image., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Restrike. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6783 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 39., and On leaf 22 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Humphrey near Temple Bar, Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Garrow, William, Sir, 1760-1840, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784 and Political elections
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The defeat of the high & mighty Bailissimo Corbettino and his famed Cecilian forces on the plains of St. Martin ... [graphic].

3.
Morning preparation [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[24 February 1785] and [approximately 1868?]
Call Number:
Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Leaf 10. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A companion print to British Museum Satires No. 6791. Fox, North, and Burke in a poverty-stricken room: North (left), seated in a low arm-chair, leans back yawning, arms above his head, legs stretched out. On the wall above his head hangs a broken pair of bellows, emblem of his Borean blast. Burke, (right), very thin, seated on a three-legged stool, is mending the breeches which he has taken off. Behind his head is a spider in the centre of a cobweb. Between and behind them stands Fox, in the attitude of an orator, right arm raised, rehearsing a speech and regarding himself in a cracked mirror (right) which reflects his anxious and gloomy expression. Above his head a dark lantern, emblem of a conspirator, hangs on the wall (cf. British Museum Satires No. 6784, &c)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Restrike, with "Gillray fecit" added in lower left corner. For an earlier state of the plate, see no. 6790 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [approximately 1868?], Cf. Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, page 72., and On leaf 10 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 25th, 1785, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Yawning, Public speaking, Sewing, Interiors, Poverty, Chairs, Stools, Mirrors, Bellows, Lanterns, Spiders, and Cobwebs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Morning preparation [graphic]

4.
Evening consolation [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 April 1785] and [approximately 1868?]
Call Number:
Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Leaf 10. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A companion print to British Museum Satires No. 6790. Fox in the foreground (right) leans back disconsolately in a low chair; in his right hand is an empty purse, in the left 'Pitts Speech'. Beside him in his upturned hat are a dice-box and dice. On the left Burke, stripped to the waist, kneels before his three-legged stool on which is propped an open book inscribed 'Reform'; he is flagellating himself with a birch-rod held in his right hand, and a rosary attached to a cross in his left. Behind, as if seen in a camera obscura or through a window, North is embracing a young woman wearing tattered garments; above their heads is the view of an avenue inscribed 'St James's Park'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Restrike, with "J. Gillray fecit" added in lower right corner and with parts of imprint statement worn and barely legible. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6791 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Cf. Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, page 72., and On leaf 10 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. Apl. 25th, 1785, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Evening consolation [graphic]

5.
I say we are fearfully & wonderfully made [graphic]

Creator:
Kay, John, 1742-1826, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1785] and [printed not before 1837]
Call Number:
785.00.00.72
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image. and Temporary local subject terms: Expressions of speech: 'I say' -- Edinburgh: North Bridge -- Bridge balustrades -- Hunter, Alexander, d. 1786 -- Hog, Roger, d. 1789.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > I say we are fearfully & wonderfully made [graphic]

6.
Commanders engaged at sea [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 July 1802]
Call Number:
802.07.01.03+ Impression 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two officers of high rank sit together in a cabin, gambling intently at cup (actually spike) and ball. One (left) wears a star; the other, who is older and stouter, watches the dangling ball held by his companion. At their feet is a pile of coins on papers inscribed 'Twenty Pound'. Under the former's foot is a plan of 'Fotification [sic]', under the latter's a large wall-plan of the disposition of a fleet, on which land and 'Ocean' are marked. On the broad many-paned window behind them hangs ramed plan of celestial and terrestrial globes inscribed respectively 'Celiastial' and 'Teristial'. Behind (right), a burly sailor pours out tea for the two effeminate officers, with an expression of pained contempt."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Reissue of a print published in 1785 with the title: Sea amusement, or, Commanders-in-Chief of cup and ball on a cruise. Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 176-8., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper ; sheet 23.6 x 32.7 cm, mounted to 28 x 37 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 1st, 1802, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Commanders engaged at sea [graphic]

7.
Commanders engaged at sea [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 July 1802]
Call Number:
802.07.01.03+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two officers of high rank sit together in a cabin, gambling intently at cup (actually spike) and ball. One (left) wears a star; the other, who is older and stouter, watches the dangling ball held by his companion. At their feet is a pile of coins on papers inscribed 'Twenty Pound'. Under the former's foot is a plan of 'Fotification [sic]', under the latter's a large wall-plan of the disposition of a fleet, on which land and 'Ocean' are marked. On the broad many-paned window behind them hangs ramed plan of celestial and terrestrial globes inscribed respectively 'Celiastial' and 'Teristial'. Behind (right), a burly sailor pours out tea for the two effeminate officers, with an expression of pained contempt."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Reissue of a print published in 1785 with the title: Sea amusement, or, Commanders-in-Chief of cup and ball on a cruise. Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 176-8., and Watermark: J Whatman.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 1st, 1802, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Commanders engaged at sea [graphic]

8.
Comfort in the gout [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 July 1802]
Call Number:
802.07.01.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Originally published in 1785. See British Museum catalogue., Possibly a companion print of Rowlandson's "Cully pillag'd"., Watermark., and Printseller's identification stamp located in lower right corner of sheet: S·W·F.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 1st, 1802 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Comfort in the gout [graphic]

9.
A whisper 'cross the Channel [graphic]

Creator:
Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1785, that it, not before 1801]
Call Number:
785.08.01.01.2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Fox (left) standing on English soil, and Hervey, Bishop of Deny (right), standing on land representing Ireland, embrace across a narrow piece of water inscribed 'St George's Channel'. The bishop resembles, and is probably copied from, the figure in British Museum Satires No. 6654, &c. His right hand holds up a burning brand, his left is on Fox's shoulder. Fox's profile is hidden behind that of the bishop; in his outstretched left hand is a burning brand held horizontally above burning buildings which are sketched on the right of the design (in Ireland). Behind Fox is a building resembling St. Paul's, above which are heavy clouds. In the channel are ships."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Publication date from watermark., Reprinted from the original plate in 1801 or after., Temporary local subject terms: Ireland & the Irish -- Irish Propositions, 1785 -- Church buildings -- Burning city buildings -- Lighting: burning brands., and Watermark: (countermark) E & P, 1801.
Publisher:
Pubd. 1st August 1785 by Thos. Cornel [sic], Bruton Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Ireland
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Bristol, Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th earl of, Bp. of Derry, 1730-1803, and St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Clergy, Bishops, Ships, Fires, and Torches
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A whisper 'cross the Channel [graphic]

10.
The Easter hunt at Epping Forest [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 March 1799]
Call Number:
Bunbury Drawer 799.03.01.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption running along the bottom of the three plates., Reissue, with title and imprint statement added, of a print probably first published in 1785. For earlier state lacking title and imprint, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 49 3563., A single design on three plates., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: J. Ruse 1799.
Publisher:
Published March 1, 1799, by J. Harris, No. 3, Sweetings Alley, Cornhill
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Easter hunt at Epping Forest [graphic]

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