Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[1763?]
Call Number:
763.00.00.126
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man stands full length facing the viewer wearing a hat and large coat, leaning on a walking stick in his right hand. He has a sheaf of papers over his left forearm with the words "Peace French & Spanish terms-". A speech balloon from his mouth rea...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792. and Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway, 1749-1808, Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de, 1721-1764, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, and Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
"Satire on the dispute about whether peace should be forced on Britian. Britannia turns away, her "Bowels are all in an uproar", as a politician (presumably the Duke of Bedford, negotiator with France) holds out a phial containing the "Compostion of P...
Description:
Title from caption etched at top of image.
Publisher:
E. Sumpter
Subject (Name):
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, and Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839
"Satire on the dispute about whether peace should be forced on Britian. Britannia turns away, her "Bowels are all in an uproar", as a politician (presumably the Duke of Bedford, negotiator with France) holds out a phial containing the "Compostion of P...
Alternative Title:
Political quacks
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, and Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839
"The Princess of Wales and the Earl of Bute drag the British Lion, or George III, in a small car, such as children use, decorated with a big Thistle; on the king's head is a very large jack boot, which, falling over his face, blinds him. Pitt leans ov...
Alternative Title:
Political strugle and Political struggle
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820,, Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772,, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765,, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792,, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778,, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764,, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774,, and East India Company.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Chariots, City & town life, National emblems, British, Scottish, Taxes, and Warehouses
Sold by E. Sumpter at the Bible and Crown, near Shoe Lane, Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Talbot, William Talbot, Earl, 1710-1782, and Whitefield, George, 1714-1770
"The Proclamation of Proclamations or the most glorious and memorable Peace that ever was proclaimed in this or any other Metropolis thoughout the World."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Sold by E. Sumpter at the Bible and Crown, near Shoe-Lane, Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Talbot, William Talbot, Earl, 1710-1782, and Whitefield, George, 1714-1770
Sold at Sumpters Political Printshop, Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Smollett, T. 1721-1771 (Tobias),, Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Beckford, William, 1709-1770, Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Whitefield, George, 1714-1770, and D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.
Subject (Topic):
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Britannia (Symbolic character), Bagpipes, Clergy, Devil, Hangings (Executions), National emblems, French, Scottish, Newspapers, Puppet shows, Signs (Notices), Theatrical productions, and Wheelbarrows
"Satire on the negotiations leading to the Peace of Paris in response to Hogarth's "The Times Part 1", but also with visual echoes of his much earlier print, "Southwark Fair". In the centre is a large theatrical booth advertising "The Full and Whole P...
Description:
Variant state without imprint and with different price, added in top right corner. See British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Smollett, T. 1721-1771 (Tobias),, Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Beckford, William, 1709-1770, Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Whitefield, George, 1714-1770, and D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Bagpipes, Clergy, Devil, Hangings (Executions), National emblems, French, Scottish, Newspapers, Puppet shows, Signs (Notices), Theatrical productions, and Wheelbarrows
