Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[18 November 1830]
Call Number:
830.11.18.01+
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Political satire: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) leading his Tory government ministers in flight from its attack on the castle of 'Reform' (as inscribed to the Tricolore flag of liberty that flies from the tower).
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Mounted to 32 x 41.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. Nov. 18, 1830, by S. Gans, Southampton St., Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Military retreats, Soldiers, and British
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
May 1831.
Call Number:
831.05.00.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Grey stands in the center pulling back a curtain on the large painting (right) addressing the three men (probably Peel, Cumberland, and Wellington) who look on in amazement. Grey says, "Gentlemen this is a fine color'd picture representing Futurity. The idea of which was concieved [sic] by an injured people and painted by a new and promising artist. Reform." Reading from the left Peel looks at himself in the painting seated in a chair at a loom, "Why if there a'nt me at a spinning Jenny." Cumberland, hat flying off, looking at himself depicted in the painting on his backside, "And me dying on a dunghill." And Wellington closest to the painting that depicts him as a wounded soldier holding a broom and begging with his cap in hand, observes "And me begging." In the painting is a tower with the British and French flags the former with the year 1814, referencing the Wellington's successful campaign to end the Peninsular War
Description:
Title from text below image. and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
Pub. by G. Tregear, Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Parliament, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
Subject (Topic):
Reform, Politics and government, Begging, Spinning machinery, and Paintings
The opponents of parliamentary reform, including Wellington and Peel, attempt to pull down a column topped by Lord John Russell, a portrait of William IV on the plinth. The "Explanation of the engraving": This spirited sketch was originally designed by George Cruikshank. Esq., of Pentouville, London. The column in the centre is dedicated to the "King and Constitution," on the base of which is a portrait of his present Majesty, William IV. On the top of the columnn [sic] stands Lord John Russell, holding in his hand the Mirror of Truth. On the left of the pillar the Duke of Wellington, Sir R. Peel, and others are attempting with cords, axes, &c. to overturn the column; while on on [sic] the right, Lord Chancellor Brougham and Earl Grey stand in a calm and dignfied position, smiling at the futile attempts of the Boroughmongers to overturn the People's Rights. On the same side Lord Althorp is seen bearing a banner, representing the future prosperity of England, and the Attorney General (Sir Thomas Denman) is supporting the Flag of Victory
Description:
Title from letterpress text above image., Designed by George Cruikshank according to the text below image., Date of publication from dealer's description., Printer's advertisement following imprint: ... where may be had, the Reformer's Attack on the Old Rotten Tree., Woodcut with letterpress text, including "Explanation of the engraving" below the image followed five columns with two verses: "William and reform!!!" and King William and Liberty for ever! by J.C. Walters"., Woodcut with letterpress text framed with printers devices and between columns of verse., and Mounted on blue paper.
Publisher:
Printed by R. Heppel, 113 Coleshill-Street, Birmingham ...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854, Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764-1845, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Spencer, John Charles Spencer, Earl, 1782-1845, and Great Britain. Parliament.
Subject (Topic):
Reform, Politics and government, Banners, Flags, and British
Authors of the Catholic Reform Bill, Wellington and Peel are dressed in tall conical caps and tied to the back of chair carried by Eldon. A fat bishop, probably Howley, walks behind, carrying the legs of the chair, as the head of Cumberland with gapping mouth appears behind him. A fat John Bull character looks on the scene from the left foreground. The group is met on the right by an angry Irish ragamuffin wearing a barrister's wig and waving his fist and a shillelagh, suggesting that he is O'Connell
Alternative Title:
Don't you remember the fifth of November
Description:
Title etched below image., Lower right corner, device of Paul Pry, pseudonym of William Heath : a figure with hat and cane., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., and Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Political & other caricatuers [sic] daily pub.
Publisher:
Pub by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851, Howley, William, 1766-1848, O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Catholic emancipation, Politics and government, and John Bull (Symbolic character)
A satire of the 1832 Reform Bill, with a see-saw with the Crown as the fulcrum. At the center is William IV, waving the Union flag; to the right is Lord Grey, seated on the lever, helping William balance with a scroll marked 'Union', with John Bull standing underneath, wedging the lever up with the 'Reform Bill'; and to the right the Duke of Wellington tumbles backwards as the lever breaks under the weight of him and two huge scrolls marked 'Anti Reform'.
Description:
Title from text below image., Date from dealer's description., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Laid on canvas backing.
Publisher:
Pubd. by O. Hodgson, 10 Cloth Fair
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Reform, Politics and government, John Bull (Symbolic character), Seesaws, Crowns, Flags, and British
"John Bull as a Chinese, in Chinese costume, hugely corpulent sits full-face in an arm-chair, legs extended, hands resting on the sides of his paunch. He looks to three doctors on the left, the foremost being Grey, who leans towards him, pointing to his colleagues (left), and saying suavely, 'This deformity is quite inconsistent, believe me, with the Nature of your Constitution & therefore must be got rid of, I will undertake with your approbation, to remove it & my assistant Doctor Russell here will prepare you for the Operation'. Lord John Russell, on the extreme left, speaks confidentially to Althorp who is in back view: 'I once thought that a case of this description ought to be treated with great caution and even wrote as well as talked a great deal about it, but now I am quite of a different opinion I think there is nothing like cutting away thro' thick & thin!' J. B.: 'I ca'nt say that my bodily health was ever better, or that I ever felt stronger tho' to be sure I am not growing younger; but then every one is telling me how deformed I am grown of late & this tumour which I have had from my infancy is all a Mass of Corruption'. On the right and slightly farther from the picture-plane, the rival doctors, Peel and Wellington, are in consultation. The Duke: 'I say the Man has no defect in his Constitution & that what they call corruption is necessary to his existance--but now because he would not believe me, but choses rather to submit to the experiments of these rash operators --Wharnecliffe who is a sensible Man lays all the blame on me'. Peel: 'Yet I begin to think we could have done better, when we found him determined to think that his Constitution was impaired, to have tried--just in the way of soothing, a gentle alterative Course'."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Alternative Title:
John Bull and the doctors
Description:
Title from text below image., Print signed with the monogram "HB," which was used by John Doyle., Variant state lacking C. Motte's printer statement in lower right. Cf. No. 16666 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 11., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Politics, British.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England.
Subject (Name):
Hoo Loo, 1799-1831., Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764-1845, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878, Spencer, John Charles Spencer, Earl, 1782-1845, and Wharncliffe, James Archibald Stuart-Wortley, Baron, 1776-1845.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, John Bull (Symbolic character), Tumors, Surgery, Politicians, and Obesity
A thin cat with the head of Charles Grey walks on top of a wall. In his mourn is a fish labeled "First Lord of the Treasury 6000". His long tail, curving around the design and ending at the bottom right, is covered in white patches that are labeled with the names of his relations, their positions, and the amount of their pay. A stick figure of Wellington, with sword raised, appears in the right corner above the end of the tail. Posted on the wall are two signs: "Commit no nuisance" and "Reform in Parliament meeting will be [illegible scrawl]."
Alternative Title:
Tommy Grey with the tail of his order!!!
Description:
Title from caption etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 15, 1831, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarke [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Nepotism, Reform, History, Politics and government, and Cats
John Bull, supported by Peel, lies on the ground while Wellington uses a crossbar to force into his mouth a piece of paper entitled "Catholic emancipation. John Bull shouts "Murder! if you get it down it will ruin by consitution." Wellington dressed as a doctor except for cavalry boots, responds "Hold him fast, Bob, I'll soon make him swallow it. there it goes Johnny you wil be quite a different man after this."
Alternative Title:
Dr. Arther & his man Bob giving John Bull a bolus and Dr. Arther and his man Bob giving John Bull a bolus
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top., The figure with hat and cane is a device of Paul Pry, pseudonym of William Heath., and Advertisement following subtitle: "Political & other caricatures daily pub[lished]."
Publisher:
Pub. April 1829, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England.
Subject (Name):
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Catholic emancipation, John Bull (Symbolic character), Drugs, Dosage forms, Mortars & pestles, Medicines, Politicians, and Physicians
"William IV stands, very erect and stern, in profile to the right, holding at arm's length a birch-rod inscribed 'Reform'. Behind him, as ushers, on the extreme left, Brougham and Grey stand in consultation. The King says to a body of discomfited schoolboys (right): 'Get you gone and never let me see your faces again till you are Reformed'. The boys are (left to right) Wellington, wearing a peaked cap and an old, over-large, military coat, and carrying a bag, walks hand in hand with Peel who wears an ill-fitting policeman's tunic and holds a slate on which is scrawled the figure of a policeman (see British Museum satires no. 15768, &c). Beside and behind them are Sadler and Wetherell. In front of Peel walks Twiss with a book under his arm; next him is the small Sugden wearing a pinafore. Taller than the others are Hunt wearing a hunting-cap and holding ajar of his blacking (see British Museum satires no. 16575) and Sir R. Wilson wearing a smock and a cap and holding a slate inscribed 'Bob Wilson'. Wellington to Peel: 'Oh Bobby--Bobby what shall we do now?' Wetherell, looking back, says (as late M.P. for Boroughbridge, cf. British Museum Satires No. 16602): 'I am afraid I shall never be admitted into the school again'. Hunt: 'Who would have thought I should have been Hunt-ed out already'. Wilson: 'Its a shocking bad Job' [cf. British Museum Satires No. 16646]."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Headmaster turning out the incorrigibles
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with Henry Heath's monogram in lower right corner., and Month of publication from the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. 1831 by S. Gans, Southampton Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Sadler, Michael Thomas, 1780-1835, Wetherell, Charles, Sir, 1770-1846, Twiss, Horace, 1787-1849, Sugden, Edward Burtenshaw, 1781-1875, Hunt, Henry, 1773-1835, Wilson, Robert, Sir, 1777-1849, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Reform, Politics and government, Taxation, School principals, School children, and Punishment devices
William IV sculls a randan under the arch of a bridge with Wellington at the stern and Peel in the bow. He looks over his shoulder at the other two and says, "Come look a head." Wellington responds, "Bound apprentice to a waterman I larnt a bit to row." All are wearing loose white shirts with knotted scarves, resembling sailors
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with a partial loss of signature., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Election caricatures executed for gentlemen in 3 hours., and Window mounted to 26 x 35 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. 21 July 1830, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Great Britain Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1830, Politics and government, Row boats, and Rowing races
