An anti-Napoleon broadside including an engraved, cartographic bust of Napoleon above two columns of letterpress in Dutch, German, English and French. The face of Napoleon is formed of carcases of war victims: on the collar are waves of the sea; a "ha...
"The Prince of Orange (left), dressed like a Dutchman in (English) caricature, kneels with arms extended imploringly at the feet of Princess Charlotte (a good portrait). He wears Apollo's wreath, decorated with small oranges, before him is his clumsy ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 29, 1814, by Wm. Holland, 11 Cockspur St.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817., and William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849.
"The Tsar and his sister walking arm-in-arm are stopped by a coarse-looking woman (right) who flings her arms round his neck and kisses him avidly, while a yokel (left) takes the hand of the Grand Duchess. The woman exclaims to a fat friend (right), w...
Alternative Title:
Blessings of universal peace
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 11th, 1814, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Russia and England.
Subject (Name):
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825 and Katharina, Queen, consort of William I, King of Württemberg, 1788-1819
"Lady Perceval sits at an ornate writing-table, pen in hand. A serpent issues from her breast, coils round her arm, and darts its fang at the tip of her pen. She frowns meditatively, saying, "Now then for something strong but not libellous, I hate hal...
Alternative Title:
Lady Paragraph championizing
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 4th, 1814, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
"A sequel to British Museum Satires No. 10518, Gillray's 'Tiddy-Doll'. Napoleon, haggard and desperate, wearing tattered uniform without the former apron and sword, walks in profile to the left, carrying on his head a large tray. On this stand three g...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 21st, 1814, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, 1778-1846, and Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, 1784-1860
Subject (Topic):
Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815, Military uniforms, French, Baked products, Trays, Kings, Queens, Crowns, Scepters, Miters, Liberty cap, Flags, Brooms & brushes, Birds of prey, Bodies of water, and Cliffs
Leaf 56. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A stout and disappointed coachman standing outside a house at night, holding out his hand in which there is a single coin; at left, a smartly dressed but uncouth looking couple standing in their doorway making jeering faces, the man with his hand in ...
Alternative Title:
Surly saucy Hackney coachman
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Topic):
Carriages & coaches, Coach drivers, Light fixtures, and Passengers
