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1. The April fool, or, The follies of a night as performed at the Theatre Royal, C---n House, for the benifit [sic] of the Widow Wadman. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1 April 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.04.01.01.2+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "One of a set of prints on the marriage of the Prince of Wales, see BMSat 6924, &c. Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) and the Prince of Wales dance; she holds out her apron in her right hand, his left arm is raised as if dancing a Scots reel; he appears about to take her left hand. The musicians are Burke, Weltje, and Hanger: Weltje, wearing a hat, sits (left) on a low stool, beating a pistol upon a warming-pan which he holds between his knees. Burke stands behind him holding a gridiron in the manner of a violin and with a pair of tongs as bow. He says, "Oh Burn the Pan it is not Beautifull". Weltje answers, "Damme but 'tis Sublime" (one of many allusions to Burke's book). George Hanger stands (right) beating the heavy end of his bludgeon on a salt-box; he is stamping and dancing, his hat is on the ground at his feet. Through an aperture in the wall behind his head is seen an ornate bed, decorated with triple ostrich plumes; behind the pillows is a cross. Two pictures, both inscribed 'Hamlet', are on the wall: on the left the Lord Chamberlain with his wand (Lord Salisbury as Polonius) approaches George III, saying, "I will be brief your noble son is mad". On the right Laertes addresses Ophelia, saying: "He may not as inferior persons do carve for himself for on his choice depends the sanity [sic] & health of the whole state." On the floor, in the foreground, lie two books and a paper inscribed respectively, 'Bold Stroke for a Wife' [Mrs. Centlivre]; 'Clandestine Marriage' [Colman and Garrick]; and 'I'll have a Wife of my own'. Beneath the title is engraved, 'As performed at the Theatre Royal, C------n [Carlton] House for the Benifit of the Widow Wadman'. A patterned carpet completes the design."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Follies of a night
- Description:
- Title from item below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to Edmund Burke's On the sublime and the beautiful -- Parody of Shakespeare's Hamlet -- Salt-box Pictures amplify subject -- Catholic Church -- Travesties., and Watermark in center of sheet: J. Whatman.
- Publisher:
- Published 1st April 1786, by S.W. Fores at the Caricature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Scotland.
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, and Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823
- Subject (Topic):
- Chandeliers, Cooking utensils, Dance, Firearms, Floor coverings, Marriage, Military uniforms, British, Musical instruments, and Sofas
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The April fool, or, The follies of a night as performed at the Theatre Royal, C---n House, for the benifit [sic] of the Widow Wadman. [graphic]
2. The caricaturers stock in trade [graphic]
- Creator:
- Mansell, William, 1750-1820, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [26 March 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.03.26.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Design in an oval. Thirteen heads arranged in four rows, the first, second, and fourth having three heads, the third four. In the uppermost row the Prince of Wales (left) and the King (right) face each other in profile; the likeness between them is stressed. Between and slightly above them is Queen Charlotte, in profile to the left, her hair inscribed 'Queen of hearts', cf. British Museum Satires No. 6978. In the next row Fox, full-face, is the central head of the design; Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) (unrecognizable) wears a low crown inscribed 'Queen would be', and the feathers of the Prince of Wales; George Hanger, in profile to the left, wears the large cocked hat made familiar by British Museum Satires No. 6924, &c. The next four heads are (left to right): Mrs. Siddons, wearing a low crown inscribed 'Queen Rant', looking wildly over her shoulder to the right; Burke, wearing spectacles and a cap or turban, his back turned to Pitt who is in profile to the right; on the left in profile to the right is the Duchess of Devonshire, wearing a low crown and a collar which are inscribed 'Queen of Fox'. In the lowest row the central figure is the broad back of North wearing his ribbon; on the left is Mrs. Abington, a ribbon in her much-curled hair inscribed 'Queen Scrub' (see British Museum Satires No. 7053); on the right, in profile to the left, is the Duke of Richmond."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initials "W.M." identified in British Museum catalogue as those of William Mansell., and Characters identified in pencil.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 26 March 1786 by W. Humphrey, Lancaster Court
- Subject (Name):
- Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Abington, Mrs., 1737-1815 (Frances Barton),, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806, and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The caricaturers stock in trade [graphic]
3. The common stage wagging from Brookes's Inn St. James Street papers moved on [the] shortest notice. N.B. the proprietor's [sic] never acct. for plate, money, jewels, notes or bonds. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1 April 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.04.01.12+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A stage-wagon drawn (left to right) by four horses with human heads, whose large, hairy ears suggest asses rather than horses. The wagon is inscribed 'Fox. Sheridan & Pennylus. India Papers'. It is piled with books and documents, inscribed 'Vol. cxii, Letters &c, India Papers, Private Correspondence', and 'Delhi'. The tilt or cover, which is pushed back to show the papers, is punningly inscribed 'To Battle Hastings'. The two leaders are led by a demon who flourishes a whip; both have rosaries with crosses round their necks; the near leader is Burke wearing his Jesuit's biretta (cf. BMSat 6026), the other has some resemblance to Sheridan. The near wheeler is Fox, the off wheeler resembles Lord Surrey: the rosary would be more appropriate to him than to Sheridan. In the background is Brooks's, the cornice inscribed 'Brooks's hot-hell'. The building is drawn with topographical correctness, and resembles Malton's plate of 1800, except that it is detached on the north as well as the south. On the extreme left, behind the demon, is a post supporting a placard inscribed, 'In a Few Days will be performd a Comedy called Impeachment by a Ragged Company (late) His Majestys Servants Principal Characters by Mr A. Mr C. Mr F. Mr B Mr D. Mr G.' [William Adam?, John Courtenay (or Lord Carlisle), Fox, Burke, Lord Derby. [The identity of Mr G. is mysterious: Grey was not a M.P. till July 1786, his maiden speech being on 21 Feb. 1787]] Below the title is etched: 'N.B. the Proprietors (never) Acct for Plate, Money, Iewels, Notes or Bonds'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Partial watermark, top center; mounted to 33 x 43 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publishd as the act directs, April 1st, 1786, by Alexr. McKenzie, No. 101 Berwick Street, Soho
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
- Subject (Topic):
- Impeachment, Carriages & coaches, and Demons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The common stage wagging from Brookes's Inn St. James Street papers moved on [the] shortest notice. N.B. the proprietor's [sic] never acct. for plate, money, jewels, notes or bonds. [graphic]
4. The impeachment [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [17 March 1786]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 782 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 41. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Burke dressed as a Roman senator, but wearing his own wig, stands, his head turned in profile to the left towards Hastings, whom he is denouncing; his right arm is raised holding up a paper inscribed 'Articles of Impe[achme]nt'. With his left arm he extends his cloak to shelter a seated figure on the right, who covers his face with his hands, and at whose feet lie a noose of rope and an open book, 'Cash Dr' and 'Cash C[r]' with ruled '£ s. d.' columns, the entries on the credit side being erased. Hastings, on the extreme left, is in oriental dress, his face turned aside, his hands held out as if protesting his innocence. In the air, hurled by Burke, are two papers: 'Treaty of Peace with the Mahrattas' and the portrait of an oriental, his hands bound, inscribed 'Cheyt Sing'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Eight lines of verse in two columns below title: Had Hastings been accus'd in Verres' time, and Asia's preservation been his crime ..., and Mounted on page 58 with one other print.
- Publisher:
- Publishd. 17th March 1786 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton Street
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 and Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
- Subject (Topic):
- Impeachment
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The impeachment [graphic]
5. The impeachment [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [17 March 1786]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 41. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Burke dressed as a Roman senator, but wearing his own wig, stands, his head turned in profile to the left towards Hastings, whom he is denouncing; his right arm is raised holding up a paper inscribed 'Articles of Impe[achme]nt'. With his left arm he extends his cloak to shelter a seated figure on the right, who covers his face with his hands, and at whose feet lie a noose of rope and an open book, 'Cash Dr' and 'Cash C[r]' with ruled '£ s. d.' columns, the entries on the credit side being erased. Hastings, on the extreme left, is in oriental dress, his face turned aside, his hands held out as if protesting his innocence. In the air, hurled by Burke, are two papers: 'Treaty of Peace with the Mahrattas' and the portrait of an oriental, his hands bound, inscribed 'Cheyt Sing'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Eight lines of verse in two columns below title: Had Hastings been accus'd in Verres' time, and Asia's preservation been his crime ..., 1 print : etching and aquatint on laid paper ; plate mark 30.6 x 22.8 cm, on sheet 32.7 x 24.4 cm., and Mounted on leaf 41 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Publisher:
- Publishd. 17th March 1786 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton Street
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 and Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
- Subject (Topic):
- Impeachment
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The impeachment [graphic]
6. The impeachment [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [17 March 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.03.17.01+ Impression 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 41. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Burke dressed as a Roman senator, but wearing his own wig, stands, his head turned in profile to the left towards Hastings, whom he is denouncing; his right arm is raised holding up a paper inscribed 'Articles of Impe[achme]nt'. With his left arm he extends his cloak to shelter a seated figure on the right, who covers his face with his hands, and at whose feet lie a noose of rope and an open book, 'Cash Dr' and 'Cash C[r]' with ruled '£ s. d.' columns, the entries on the credit side being erased. Hastings, on the extreme left, is in oriental dress, his face turned aside, his hands held out as if protesting his innocence. In the air, hurled by Burke, are two papers: 'Treaty of Peace with the Mahrattas' and the portrait of an oriental, his hands bound, inscribed 'Cheyt Sing'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Eight lines of verse in two columns below title: Had Hastings been accus'd in Verres' time, and Asia's preservation been his crime ...
- Publisher:
- Publishd. 17th March 1786 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton Street
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 and Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
- Subject (Topic):
- Impeachment
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The impeachment [graphic]
7. The royal society [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [11 April 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.04.11.01.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Attribution in the British Museum catalogue to Townsley Stubbs pencilled on verso of print., Reissue of British Museum catalogue no. 6943 with Prince's speech altered, although the original balloon lines are still visible., Temporary local subject terms: Morganatic marriages -- Round table -- Decanters -- Glasses -- Food: Fruit -- Pictures amplify subject: Marriage -- Coins -- Curtains -- Clergy: Bishops -- Speeches: Toasts -- Punch bowls -- Bottles -- Naval uniforms -- Military uniforms -- Dice box -- Music book -- Carlton House interior view., and Watermark in center of sheet: L. Taylor.
- Publisher:
- Published 11th April 1786 by S.W. Fores, at the Caricature Warehouse, No. 3 Picadilly
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Smith Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, Topham, Edward, 1751-1820, Pigot, Hugh, 1721? -1792, and Morris, Charles, 1745-1838
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The royal society [graphic].
8. Wife & no wife, or, A trip to the Continent [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- March 27, 1786.
- Call Number:
- 786.03.27.01.2++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The interior of a large church or cathedral. Burke, dressed as a Jesuit, standing within a low, semicircular wall at the foot of a crucifix, marries the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Fitzherbert. The Prince is about to put the ring on her finger. Fox gives her away, holding her left wrist. Beside him (right) stands Weltje in back view but looking to the left at the ceremony. A napkin is under his left arm, bottles project from his coat-pockets, and the tags on his shoulder denote the liveried manservant. To the left of Fox appears the profile of George Hanger. On the left North sits, leaning against the altar wall, sound asleep, his legs outstretched. He wears his ribbon but is dressed as a coachman, his hat and whip beside him. All the men wear top-boots to suggest a runaway match. Behind the Prince in a choir seat is a row of kneeling monks who are chanting the marriage service. The crucifix is partly covered by a curtain, but the legs and feet are painfully distorted ... On the wall and pillars of the church are four framed pictures: 'David watching Bathsheba bathing', 'St. Anthony tempted by monsters', 'Eve tempting Adam with the apple', and 'Judas kissing Christ', the last being over the head of Fox."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Trip to the Continent and Wife and no wife
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Companion print to: The morning after marriage, or, A scene on the Continent., and Watermark: Strasburg bend & lily / W and J Whatman.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd by Willm. Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane, London
- Subject (Name):
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810
- Subject (Topic):
- Marriage, Churches, Clergy, Monks, Royal weddings, and Sleeping
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Wife & no wife, or, A trip to the Continent [graphic]