"Sir Francis Burdett declaims, holding up a bonnet rouge shaped like a fool's cap; he addresses those who are making a bonfire of statutes, &c., on the cobbles of Palace Yard (left). His raised left arm is flung back, pointing towards Westminster Hall...
Alternative Title:
Patriots lighting a revolutionary bonfire in New Palace Yard
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 14th, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869, Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, and Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813
"The procession trudges through the muddy channel (kennel) between cobblestones from 'Hudsons Hotel', whose pillared porch, with a placard, 'Paul & Indep[endence]', is partly visible on the extreme right., to the hustings, part of which is in the back...
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Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publishd. Novr. 8th, 1806, by H. Humphrey, St. Jamess [sic] Street
Subject (Name):
Paull, James, 1770-1808, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Cobbett, William, 1763-1835
Pub. June 20th 1797 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, London
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Thelwall, John, 1764-1834, and Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816
"Conspirators prepare an explosion in the vaults of the House of Commons (or of a building symbolizing the Constitution). Massive triple pillars support Gothic arches, the inscription [used by George as a title] etched across the centre pillar round w...
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Title from text in image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
"Napoleon and Talleyrand plant the genealogical tree of Lord Moira, inscribed 'Royal Pippin'. On the r. Grenville, Howick, and Buckingham ply their axes on the trunk of a huge oak-tree: 'The Royal-Oak'. In the background are rows of other 'Royal Pippi...
Alternative Title:
Little Corsican gardiner planting a royal-pippin-tree and Little Corsican gardener planting a royal-pippin-tree
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 25th, 1807, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street, London
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, and Cobbett, William, 1763-1835
"Cobbett (right) stands facing six men grouped at a round table who applaud the toast he gives: 'Damnation to the House of Brunswick' [cf. No. 11234]. In his left hand is a bottle of 'True Napoleone Spirits'; the contents of his raised glass are explo...
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Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Sept. 29th, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street [that is, H.G. Bohn]
Subject (Name):
Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Clifford, Henry, 1768-1813, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1775-1860, Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
"Cobbett (right) stands facing six men grouped at a round table who applaud the toast he gives: 'Damnation to the House of Brunswick' [cf. No. 11234]. In his left hand is a bottle of 'True Napoleone Spirits'; the contents of his raised glass are explo...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Sept. 29th, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Clifford, Henry, 1768-1813, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1775-1860, Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
"Cobbett (right) stands facing six men grouped at a round table who applaud the toast he gives: 'Damnation to the House of Brunswick' [cf. No. 11234]. In his left hand is a bottle of 'True Napoleone Spirits'; the contents of his raised glass are explo...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Sept. 29th, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Clifford, Henry, 1768-1813, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1775-1860, Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
"A scaffold extends across the foreground: Fox raises an axe to strike the neck of George III, whose head is held by Sheridan. The scaffold is surrounded by a dense and cheering mob. On the right is the gate of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern, and from tw...
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Title etched below image.
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Pubd. July 19th, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, and Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
Subject (Topic):
Axes, Executioners, Hangings (Executions), and Crowds
"A scaffold extends across the foreground: Fox raises an axe to strike the neck of George III, whose head is held by Sheridan. The scaffold is surrounded by a dense and cheering mob. On the right is the gate of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern, and from tw...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 19th, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, and Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
"A scaffold extends across the foreground: Fox raises an axe to strike the neck of George III, whose head is held by Sheridan. The scaffold is surrounded by a dense and cheering mob. On the right is the gate of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern, and from tw...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 19th, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, and Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
Subject (Topic):
Axes, Executioners, Hangings (Executions), and Crowds
"A scaffold extends across the foreground: Fox raises an axe to strike the neck of George III, whose head is held by Sheridan. The scaffold is surrounded by a dense and cheering mob. On the right is the gate of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern, and from tw...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 19th, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, and Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
Subject (Topic):
Axes, Executioners, Hangings (Executions), and Crowds
A scaffold extends across the foreground: Fox raises an axe to strike the neck of George III, whose head is held by Sheridan. The scaffold is surrounded by a dense and cheering mob. On the right is the gate of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern, and from two...
Description:
Title from caption inscribed in brown ink below image.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Subject (Topic):
Decapitations, Hangings (Executions), Executioners, Axes, Kings, and Crowds
"Burdett in armour stands with legs astride, sword raised, left fist clenched, making an onslaught on a book which is on the ground, its pages slashed and tattered. On these are fragments of inscriptions: 'Red Book for the . . .'; 'Treasury'; 'Pension...
Alternative Title:
John Bull turned Sancho Panza
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 1807 by Walker, No. 7 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616., Quixote, Don (Fictitious character), and Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character)
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Armor, Daggers & swords, Books, Draperies, Helmets, and Feathers
"A flying demon holds the level beam of a pair of scales, on which stand Wilkes (left) and Parson Horne (right). Each stands in the attitude of a fencer, thrusting at the other with an outstretched goose-quill; neither has the advantage. Wilkes wears ...
Description:
Title from text in image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
"Naval mutineers, seated and standing at a long table, glare ferociously at Admiral Buckner, who stands (left) calmly, hat in hand, in profile to the right at the foot of the table. The man at the head of the table, seated in a chair which is higher t...
Alternative Title:
Beggars on horseback
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published by S.W. Fores, N. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Buckner, Charles, approximately 1735-1811, Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764-1845, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Parker, Richard, 1767-1797., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, Thelwall, John, 1764-1834, and Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
Subject (Topic):
Sandwich (Sloop), Nore Mutiny, 1797, Spithead Mutiny, 1797, Sailors, Admirals, Interiors, Mutinies, Firearms, Ships, and British
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, and Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779
A group of London merchants met on 8 March 1769 in the pub the "King's Arms" to address the King and express confidence in the current government, but it desolved into a fist fight. The participants are identified in the British Museum catalogue as Mr...
Description:
Title from caption etched above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Dingley, Charles, -1769, Muilman, Peter, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Vaughan, Samuel
Subject (Topic):
Fighting, Interiors, Meetings, Merchants, and Taverns (Inns)
"Fox stoops to support on his back Horne Tooke, who is about to climb into the window of 'St Stephe[n's] Chap[el]', the name on a slab over the door, partly cut off by the right margin. The door is being closed by Lord Temple, who says: "He shall not ...
Description:
Title etched below image; the letter "n" in "Westminster" is etched backwards.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 14, 1801 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839
"Fox stoops to support on his back Horne Tooke, who is about to climb into the window of 'St Stephe[n's] Chap[el]', the name on a slab over the door, partly cut off by the right margin. The door is being closed by Lord Temple, who says: "He shall not ...
Alternative Title:
Westminster ceceeder on fresh duty and Westminster seceder on fresh duty
Description:
Title etched below image; the letter "n" in "Westminster" is etched backwards, and the third "e" in "ceceeder" is etched above the line, inserted with a caret.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 14, 1801 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, and St. Stephen's Chapel (Westminster, London, England),
"The Tree of Liberty (cf. BMSat 9214), often (in fact) a pole surmounted by a bonnet-rouge, is here a pike on which is the bleeding head of Fox, the eyes covered by a cap inscribed 'Libertas'. Round the base of the pike and on a grassy mound are heape...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 16th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Thelwall, John, 1764-1834
"The Tree of Liberty (cf. BMSat 9214), often (in fact) a pole surmounted by a bonnet-rouge, is here a pike on which is the bleeding head of Fox, the eyes covered by a cap inscribed 'Libertas'. Round the base of the pike and on a grassy mound are heape...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 16th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Thelwall, John, 1764-1834
Chevalier D'Eon producing his evidence against certain persons
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771, Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Musgrave, Samuel, 1732-1780
Subject (Topic):
Apes, Arrows, Bows (Weapons), Medical equipment & supplies, and Rifles
"The interior of a bare, poverty-stricken room with a raftered roof. Pitt and Dundas, as watchmen, batter down the upper timbers of a door (right) which has been strongly bolted, locked, and barricaded. Both have long staves, Pitt holds up a lantern. ...
Alternative Title:
State-watchmen mistaking honest-men for conspirators
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 20th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Nicholls, John, 1745?-1832, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Tierney, George, 1761-1830
"The interior of a bare, poverty-stricken room with a raftered roof. Pitt and Dundas, as watchmen, batter down the upper timbers of a door (right) which has been strongly bolted, locked, and barricaded. Both have long staves, Pitt holds up a lantern. ...
Alternative Title:
State-watchmen mistaking honest-men for conspirators
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 20th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Nicholls, John, 1745?-1832, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Tierney, George, 1761-1830
"Sir Alan Gardner (left) in naval uniform, bends forward to cut off, with a sickle inscribed 'Loyalty', the head of Fox, which is planted in the ground like some monstrous vegetable, the hair terminating in leaves. One of these Gardner holds, saying, ...
Alternative Title:
Sir Alan Gardiner, Covent Garden
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Parliament, Gardner, Alan Gardner, Baron, 1742-1809, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Thelwall, John, 1764-1834, and Hardy, Thomas, 1752-1832
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1796, First of June, Battle of the, 1794, Trials (Treason), Britannia (Symbolic character), Liberty cap, Devil, and Wreaths
"Horne Tooke stands directed to the left, behind a table covered with a green cloth. His arm-chair is behind him (right). His right hand is on a hand-bill, his left is outstretched admonishingly. He looks with a severe frown in the direction to which ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 18th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
"Horne Tooke stands directed to the left, behind a table covered with a green cloth. His arm-chair is behind him (right). His right hand is on a hand-bill, his left is outstretched admonishingly. He looks with a severe frown in the direction to which ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 18th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
"Burdett (right) declaims a speech whose heads are inscribed on a gigantic scroll held out to him by Fox. Fox raises his arms high to hold the scroll, one end of which falls behind his head and shoulders. The other end, still rolled and blank, is held...
Alternative Title:
Private rehearsal of "The ci-devant Ministry in danger".
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Decr. 4th, 1801, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, and Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
"Burdett (right) declaims a speech whose heads are inscribed on a gigantic scroll held out to him by Fox. Fox raises his arms high to hold the scroll, one end of which falls behind his head and shoulders. The other end, still rolled and blank, is held...
Alternative Title:
Private rehearsal of "The ci-devant Ministry in danger".
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Decr. 4th, 1801, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, and Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
"A wildly burlesqued rendering of the Middlesex candidates and their supporters. In the foreground (l.) a group from Westminster heads the procession. Sheridan and Hood ride a galloping dray-horse with blinkers and flying chains; Sheridan holds the re...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 1st, 1806, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, London
Subject (Name):
Hood, Samuel, Sir, 1762-1814, Paull, James, 1770-1808, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Byng, George, 1764-1847, and Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822
"A pair of breeches, formerly belonging to Fox, much inflated and forming two merging and transparent globes with projecting legs, is poised (at the seat) on three ostrich feathers, erect in a round bed of (ministerial) roses (see BMSat 10558, &c). Wi...
Alternative Title:
Political mathematicians shaking the broad bottomed hemispheres
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 9th, 1807, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Paull, James, 1770-1808, Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Rose, George, 1744-1818, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
"A pair of breeches, formerly belonging to Fox, much inflated and forming two merging and transparent globes with projecting legs, is poised (at the seat) on three ostrich feathers, erect in a round bed of (ministerial) roses (see BMSat 10558, &c). Wi...
Alternative Title:
Political mathematicians shaking the broad bottomed hemispheres
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 9th, 1807, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Paull, James, 1770-1808, Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Rose, George, 1744-1818, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
"In a small space between the House Commons (left) and a rustic alehouse (right) Lord Temple and Lord Camelford play battledore and shuttlecock with the head (the features as in BMSat 9200) of Horne Tooke. In this are stuck feathers, five inscribed re...
Alternative Title:
Old Brentford shuttlecock between Old-Sarum & the Temple of St. Steevens
Description:
Title from text in lower part of image.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 15th, 1801, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Pitt, Thomas, Baron Camelford, 1775-1804, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
"In a small space between the House Commons (left) and a rustic alehouse (right) Lord Temple and Lord Camelford play battledore and shuttlecock with the head (the features as in BMSat 9200) of Horne Tooke. In this are stuck feathers, five inscribed re...
Alternative Title:
Old Brentford shuttlecock between Old-Sarum & the Temple of St. Steevens
Description:
Title from text in lower part of image.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 15th, 1801, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Pitt, Thomas, Baron Camelford, 1775-1804, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
"Four designs on one plate, without dividing lines. [1] 'The Cockney Petition! - Enter - Mr Noodle & Mr Doodle - .' The King sits on the throne on a small round dais, in back view, only his left hand, r. elbow (with the sceptre) and feet being visible...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Waithman, Robert, 1764-1833, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Paull, James, 1770-1808, Clifford, Henry, 1768-1813, and Byng, George, 1764-1847
"The stage, flanked by the stage-boxes, extends across the design, the base of which is the orchestra, where the new Ministry perform. George III has stepped on to the stage from the royal box (l.) and confronts Napoleon, who stands arrogantly upon cl...
Alternative Title:
Flight from St. Cloud's "over the water to Charley"
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 5th, 1806, by H. Humphrey, St. James Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838, O'Connor, Arthur, 1763-1852, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839, Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816, and Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820
"The Tower of Babel is represented by a vast pile of bundles of documents tied by tricolour ribbon, culminating in the allegations of Mrs. Clarke against the Duke of York. It is being destroyed by the Speaker, Abbot, who swoops down upon it from a clo...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 1st, 1809, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Abbot, Charles, Baron Colchester, 1757-1829, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, and Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
