An attack on the Opposition, depicting Britannia, half naked, restrained by the Duke of Grafton and Alderman Hayley, and attacked by knife-wielding America, the latter directed by Wilkes. Discord waves 2 torches on the left. America, dressed as an Ind...
Alternative Title:
Sketch of modern patriotism
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, United States, and America.
Subject (Name):
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811., Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778., and Hayley, George, d. 1781.
Illustration to William Combe's satirical poem of the same title. An elderly Devil crowns his successor (Simon Luttrell, Lord Irnham) who mounts the throne on the left. Behind Irnham are 5 unsuccessful contenders for the Devil's office, including at f...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and Carhampton, Simon Luttrell, Earl of, 1713-1787.
Design occupying top third of plate shows Bute driving a cart labelled G.R. III, having just crossed the Rubicon, laden with National Debt, Pensioners, etc., drawn by ministerial donkeys including ones labelled North, Germaine, Sandwich, and Weymouth....
Alternative Title:
View of the political state of the nation
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Title from item.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs May 11, 1778 at Darly's, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, United States, and America.
Subject (Name):
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., Hancock, John, 1737-1793., and Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, History, Colonies, Donkeys, Carts & wagons, Dogs, Seesaws, and Coats of arms
An obese man with fox's head, holding a sheet of paper inscribed "On the Freedom of Election," is facing his very thin opponent with a hound's head holding a sheet inscribed "Services done in America." They represent, respectively, Charles James Fox, ...
Alternative Title:
Fox and Hound and Rival candidates
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Clinton, Duke of, 1752-1795.
Subject (Topic):
Political elections, Foxes, Dogs, and Clothing & dress
A stout publican (Samuel House) holding a tankard with initials SH in his right hand and a pipe in his left is standing in front of his house. He wears waistcoat with sleeves, without a coat and wig; his breeches are unbuttoned at the knees. Behind hi...
Alternative Title:
Sir Samuel House
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and Westminster
Subject (Name):
House, Samuel, -1785. and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Political elections, Drinking vessels, Tobacco pipes, Barrels, Birdcages, Vomiting, and Clothing & dress
"Britannia and America embrace, while France and Spain try to pull America away, Holland watches their efforts, and Fox points out the struggle to Keppel." A reference to attempts by Russia and Fox to mediate the conflict in 1781-82.
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Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. Colley No. 5 Acorn Court Rolls Buildings Fetter Lane Old England
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, United States, and America.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Politics and government, History, Colonies, Liberty cap, and Clothing & dress
George III sleeps on his throne while Fox introduces the Devil to Lord North. On the right Sandwich and Germain, members of the previous administration, are being carried off by a demon through a doorway labelled Pandaemonium, as Mansfield and Bute ar...
Alternative Title:
Warm berth for the old administration
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub'd April 2, 1782 by W. Brown
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Devil, Thrones, and Clothing & dress
"Three outgoing ministers are being knocked off their seats by their successors. The ministers are or have been seated on stones resembling mile-stones, engraved with the title of their office. They are all in profile to the left, facing their success...
Alternative Title:
Tack about is fair play and Lord Sandwich drove from his moorings
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Sold by W. Humphrey no. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Fighting, and Clothing & dress
Lord North at a wash-tub, washing clothes, with women standing round him. He stands in profile to the left stooping over a tub resting on a square stool or table; he is in his shirt, with his sleeves tucked up, but wearing his garter ribbon. His coat,...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Publish'd April 1, 1782 by E. Dachery [sic] No. 11 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Laundresses, Wash tubs, Interiors, and Clothing & dress
Lord North, carrying a large sack labelled "budget, small beer, soap, tobacco, insurance, carriages, tea", references to his proposed taxes of 1782. The Devil stands behind helping support the sack, as North approaches an open window at which a fox (C...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 10th, 1782 by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Economic conditions, Lifting & carrying, Devil, and Clothing & dress
Charles James Fox, brandishing a whip, is depicted riding the old White Horse of Hanover into a ravine, with the words "Aut Cromwell aut nihil...", a saddle bag labelled "enjoyment" before him, and a basket behind, labelled "hopes and expectations" wh...
Fox, and Richmond on the left with Shelburne standing pensively between them, move away from the armored ghost of Cromwell who stands on a crushed crown and sceptre. Cromwell is saying "To obtain your end your measures are right, you arm the people, l...
Alternative Title:
Malagrida and conspirators consulting the ghost of Oliver Cromwell
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 10th 1782 by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., and Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
One the left, George III, represented as a donkey and wearing a fool's cap, sits asleep on his throne, his wrists manacled. Beneath his chair is a keg of gunpowder, and a sack containing crown and sceptre leans against the wall. Entering the doors on ...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 15th, 1782 by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., and Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Donkeys, Thrones, Fools' caps, and Clothing & dress
Lying on his stomach, a giant Lord North appraises the ship Britannia which is heeling over by the shore, as he encourages the members of his cabinet to pillage it. Diminutive figures of Fox, Portland, possibly Stormont, and Burke, stand on his back h...
Alternative Title:
Ministry upon a broad bottom
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796., and Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Ships, Robberies, Peddlers, and Clothing & dress
Two separate images illustrate Charles Fox's contrasting political pronouncements. On the left, "in private," Fox, with fox's head, is sitting in front of a fireplace in which "An Essay on Politic Sperit [sic]" is being consumed by flames while Fox po...
Alternative Title:
Vox populi in publick and Vox populi in public
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Sold by W. Humphrey, 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Crowds, Books, Fireplaces, Monkeys, Public speaking, and Clothing & dress
Lord North balances smugly on his left foot atop the beam of a pair of scales tipping the balance in favor of a very obese Charles Fox. Fox laughs at Lord Shelburne who remains suspended on the other scale, unable to bring it down despite stamping his...
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Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 11th, 1783 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Scales, Obesity, and Clothing & dress
William Petty, Lord Shelburne, braces himself against the door to the Treasury in order to resist the pull of the rope tied around his waist. He is helped by John Dunning dressed in legal wig and cloak. The four men attempting to remove Shelburne from...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Jan. 9th, 1783 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of, 1735-1806., and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Ropes, Tug of war, Military uniforms, British, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government, 1760-1789
George III, submerged in water, his head and hands raised in supplication above the waves, is being pulled out by four men standing in "Victory's Boat." They are, from left to right, Admiral Keppel, Lord Shelburne, John Dunning, and the Duke of Richmo...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 21st. Jan. 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of, 1735-1806., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., and Royal George (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Diving bells, Shipwrecks, Boats, Ropes, Drowning, Crowns, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government
Lord North and Charles Fox stand bound together by a ribbon signed "Tie of interest" looped around their necks. North holds in his left hand a sheet of paper with the popular ballad, "Vicar of Bray," while Fox points to the list of his own "Debts of h...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Lord North and Charles Fox, with a fox's head and hands folded as in prayer, hang from a post finished at the top with a large oval shield with a double St. George's cross. Each noose is suspended from a nail driven into the cross
Alternative Title:
Give Justice her claims
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. E. D. Achery Feb 28. 1783 St. James St.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Lord North and Charles Fox, with a fox's head and hands folded as in prayer, hang from a post finished at the top with a large oval shield with a double St. George's cross. Each noose is suspended from a nail driven into the cross
Alternative Title:
Give Justice her claims
Description:
Formerly attributed to James Gillray. See British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pub. E. D. Achery Feb 28. 1783 St. James St.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
In a parody of Fuseli's Nightmare Lord Shelburne lies asleep on two rows of spikes inscribed with article numbers from the peace treaty with the United States. On his chest stands a fox with Fox's face, tearing at his crotch with his front paws and ur...
Alternative Title:
Nightmare, Hag riddn minister, and Hag ridden minister
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publishd as the act direct [sic] March 4 1783 by R Rusted No 3 Bridge Stt. Ludgate Hill
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Bewildered Lord North is about to join his left hand which holds a ring, with the right paw of an obese fox facing him. Between them on the ground lies a book open to the pages inscribed "Marriage Ceremony." The ceremony is presided over by a happily ...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub by Mrs. D.Achery St James Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
In the aftermath of the crisis of early 1783, the past and future ministers are depicted at a table competing for their share in the government. Foremost among them are Fox and North, seated at the top of the table to the left of the King who offers t...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub by E. Achery March 24, 1783, St James Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799., Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
Charles Fox, with a fox's head, seated in an ornate chair resting on two poles, is carried by four men with asses' heads. Several others, also with asses' heads, men and women alike, cheer him enthusiastically displaying various items pertaining to th...
Alternative Title:
Westminster electors chairing their favorite candidate
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. by Mrs. Darchery April 16, 1783 St. James Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Political elections, Donkeys, Geese, Owls, and Clothing & dress
George III, surrounded by members of the present and former governments, stands on the British shore of the Atlantic Ocean. He holds out his arms in a gesture of uncertainty asking, "My Lords and Gentlemen, what should I do." Each of the statesmen giv...
Description:
BEIN BrSides 2019 472: On sheet 29.5 x 36.8 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, by M. Smith in Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788., Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Nugent, Robert Craggs Nugent, Earl, 1702?-1788., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., and Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Foreign relations, Fighting, Disabled veterans, Witches, Thistles, and Clothing & dress
A large dredger-like wheel with four scoops stands in front of a building, possibly the Treasury, guarded by two mounted sentries. The Devil standing on the King's bent back, turns the crank. On the right, Lord Shelburne sits on the ground after being...
Alternative Title:
Up and down and Wheel of administration
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. by E. Dachery, April 17, 1783, St. James' Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
In an outdoor setting, North and Fox sit at a table placed under a vine trellis and in front of a small temple or mausoleum, signed, "Treasury" with the bust of the Duke of Portland above it. North is about to place in Fox's hand one of the bags of mo...
Alternative Title:
Paradise regaind and Paradise regained
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 21, 1783, by W. Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Arbors (Bowers), and Chairs
In front of St. James's Palace and with the King watching from a window, the members of the newly elected ministry eagerly pick up loaves of bread and fishes spilled on the ground by a fish-wife frightened by American buffalo in the lower right corner...
Alternative Title:
Gambols of the American buffalo in St. James's Street and Amusement for John Bull and his cousin Paddy
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published 1st. May 1783, by I. Fielding, Pater-noster Row
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Pitt, Thomas, Baron Camelford, 1737-1793., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., and Saint James's Palace (London, England)
In an outdoor setting, George III examines through his quizzing glass a giant boulder with three bust portraits on it, each described below. On the left, in profile, is the Duke of Portland, with vague expression, "Supposed to be the head of a Patrici...
Alternative Title:
Lately discovered in the ruins of a temple once dedicated to liberty by the Britons
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. by M. Thomas, Princes Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Magnifying glasses, Boulders, and Clothing & dress
Charles Fox and Lord North follow the post sign to "St. James 5 Miles." The surface of their saddles is covered with large projecting spikes. Lord North, holding a roll signed, "Taxation" under his arm, has lost his stirrup and holds on to the saddle ...
Alternative Title:
True Englishmans toast, a hard trotting horse, a porcupine saddle, a cobweb pair of breeches, for the enemies of Great Britt-an
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd by H Humphery, May 29, 1783 N 51 New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Horseback riding, and Horses
In the tradition of May Day celebrations, Lord North and Charles Fox, in sooty clothes, holding brushes and dust pans, dance around the "Ways & Means" pyramid made of fishes and loaves and decorated with the royal crown on top
Alternative Title:
State sweeps
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 3d. 1783 by W. Dent, No. 116 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Chimney sweeps, Dance, and Clothing & dress
In an outdoor setting, Charles Fox, with a fox's head, and Lord North, both kneeling, supplicate Edmund Burke for absolution, in Fox's words, of the "sins not yett committed." Lord North, having confessed that his "sins are manifold and grievious," pr...
Alternative Title:
Holy benediction
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. Colley
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Priests, Confessions, and Clothing & dress
Perched atop the uppermost windmill sail are Charles Fox and Lord North, the latter prevented from falling down by Fox's helping hand. Holding on to their legs in front of the sail hangs Burke. To the left, Lord Thurlow, in judge's robes, is about to ...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published 10 June 1783 by J. Wallis No. 16 Ludgate Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Windmills, and Clothing & dress
In an outdoor setting, a bare-chested Lord Thurlow, his judge's wig at his feet, faces a bare-chested Charles Fox in a boxing match over the proposed regulation of the fees of the Exchequer Officers. Rigby's, proposition to exempt him from this new re...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. by D. Archery, July th [sic] 1783, St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Rigby, Richard, 1722-1788., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Boxing, Wigs, and Clothing & dress
Two ladders placed against a tall brick wall signed, "Treasury," reach an open window at the top. In it stands a man, perhaps the Duke of Portland, with a yoke on his shoulders and bunches of grapes hanging from each end. At the top of the ladders are...
Alternative Title:
Political gapers
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. by E. Rich, July 5 1783, No. 55 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., and Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Ladders, Windows, Climbing, Grapes, Defecation, and Clothing & dress
In imitation of a scene from Act 3 of Farquhar's "The beaux' stratagem," Charles Fox as Scrub, and Lord North as Archer, sit in close conference discussing Perdita's infidelity while Mrs. Robinson (Perdita) as Gipsey, watches them standing behind thei...
Alternative Title:
Scrub and Archer
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st August 1783, by W Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800., Tarleton, Lieutenant-General 1754-1833. (Banastre),, and Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707.
Subject (Topic):
Actresses, Theatrical productions, and Clothing & dress
In a churchyard, tombstones, adorned on top with the heads of prominent politicians, are engraved with epitaphs in their memory
Alternative Title:
Political churchyard
Description:
Title from caption etched above image.
Publisher:
Pub according t [sic] Act by B. Pownall. No. 6 Pallmall
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805., Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., and Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793.
Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
Augt. 12th, 1783
Call Number:
783.08.12.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A vertically divided male figure comprised of Lord North on the left and Charles Fox on the right is shown dressed only in breeches and with the upper body organs exposed to the viewer. Across the forehead is pasted a ribbon, "pro privato lucro." The ...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd by W. Dent, No. 116 Strand
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Charles Fox, shown in profile, with a fox's head, rides his horse towards the left holding a goose by the neck over his shoulder. Two bags stuffed with geese are suspended from his saddle. He says, "I have Burgoyn'd the geese at last by coming North a...
Alternative Title:
State goose catcher and St. James's market-man
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J. Barrow Septr. 11, 1783. White Lion, Bull Stairs, Surry Side Black Friars Bridge
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Horseback riding, Foxes, Geese, and Clothing & dress
Charles Fox is shown making opposing statements depending on his audience or situation. In the first pair of images he proclaims his opposition to any additional taxes in front of a cheering crowd that includes Sam House, the Wardour Street publican a...
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Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs 178[...] by B. Pownall, No. 6 Pall Mall
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806., Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796., and House, Samuel, d. 1785.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Public speaking, and Taxes
A vertically divided bust portrait shows on the left the Prince of Wales, on the right Mrs. Robinson. On the far left, below the Prince's feathers, is the head of the despairing King; on the far right is Thomas Robinson, the "King of cuckolds" on whos...
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Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Tarleton, Lieutenant-General 1754-1833. (Banastre),, and Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800
Pairs of elegantly dressed and coiffed ladies and gentlemen sit around a long table drinking champagne. On a dais sits 'Perdita' (Mary Robinson) who assures the Prince of Wales of her undying love. He looks at her adoringly and says, "Now what care I ...
Alternative Title:
Old gigg shop revived
Description:
Publisher's advertisement below the text of the song: "At No. 66 Drury Lane, may be had the following publications. Hal's looking-glass; or, The Royal exhibition, price 2s. 6d. Madame Birchini's dance, price 2s. 6d. Apollo and the Muses inflicting pen...
Publisher:
Publis'd [sic] as the act directs by W. Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane
Subject (Geographic):
London (England) and England
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Fox, Elizabeth, 1750-1842., Derby, Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1752-1834., and Derby, Elizabeth Farren Stanley, Countess of, 1759?-1829.
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Eating & drinking, Hairstyles, Chairs, and Clothing & dress
Lord North, Charles Fox and Edmund Burke take over the "Committe [sic] Room" of the East India Company. Burke, saying, "I will direct ye," pushes and boots out the door the Directors while Fox, standing in the middle of the room, excretes on the Compa...
Alternative Title:
New ways & means and New ways and means
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs Decbr. 81 [sic], 1783, by T. Wiggins, No. 9, Founders Court, Lothbury
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and East India Company.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Interiors, Coins, Defecation, Kicking, and Clothing & dress
An air balloon inscribed, "America," floats above a group of spectators who include, on the left, a Spaniard and a Frenchman, tied together with a chain and padlock and, on the right, a Dutchman with little devils climbing out of his pocket. Between t...
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Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. as [the] act directs Decr. 29, 1783 by G. Humphrey, No. 48 Long Acre
Charles Fox hangs by the neck from a large balloon with the image of the East India House on it. He has a fox's tail inscribed, "The man of the people." Below on the left stands a female figure of Justice with the face of George III. Under his feet ar...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J. Cattermoul, No. 376 Oxford Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and East India Company.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Balloons (Aircraft), and Clothing & dress
An enraged elephant with Lord North's face runs along Leadenhall Street chased by a group of opponents of the India Bill. They are led by the King who prods the elephant's hind leg with a spiked stick. The unseated Fox, falling head downwards, is abou...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs, 24 Decr. 1783 by D. Brown
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., and East India Company.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Elephants, Trumpets, and Chasing
In the lower left corner stands Lord North, his right arm raised, delivering a speech while Cornwall, the Speaker, is looking at him from his chair in the upper left corner of the image. On the right, rising from a cloud, are Fox and Burke, both viole...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Public speaking, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government
Pairs of elegantly dressed and coiffed ladies and gentlemen sit around a long table drinking champagne. On a dais sits 'Perdita' (Mary Robinson) who assures the Prince of Wales of her undying love. He looks at her adoringly and says, "Now what care I ...
Alternative Title:
Old gigg shop revived
Description:
Publisher's advertisement below the text of the song: "At No. 66 Drury Lane, may be had the following publications. Hal's looking-glass; or, The Royal exhibition, price 2s. 6d. Madame Birchini's dance, price 2s. 6d. Apollo and the Muses inflicting pen...
Publisher:
Publis'd [sic] as the act directs by W. Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane
Subject (Geographic):
London (England) and England
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Fox, Elizabeth, 1750-1842., Derby, Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1752-1834., and Derby, Elizabeth Farren Stanley, Countess of, 1759?-1829.
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Eating & drinking, Hairstyles, Chairs, and Clothing & dress
