"A phrenologist, De Ville, in his consulting room, feels the forehead of a loutish gaping youth who kneels on a cushion at his feet. Behind the boy stands his stupid-looking mother, grinning with delight at her son. De Ville, who wears plain old-fashi...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 24th, 1826, by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's Strt., London
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
De Ville, J. and Thurtell, John, 1794-1824.
Subject (Topic):
Phrenology, Costume, Caricatures and cartoons, Bookcases, and Muffs
A satire on the impact of John Binns's anti-Jackson "coffin handbill" campaign during the presidential race of 1828. Editor-publisher Binns struggles under a load of coffins, representing eight soldiers whose executions were ordered by Jackson, upon w...
Alternative Title:
Desperate effort
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
James Akin?
Subject (Geographic):
United States and United States.
Subject (Name):
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, Binns, John, 1772-1860, Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848., Binns, John, 1772-1860., and Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, History, Presidents, and Election
"George IV stands directed slightly to the left, his head turned to the right. His right hand rests on a tasselled cane; in his left hand is a long narrow book inscribed 'Rates'. He wears a top-hat, with double-breasted tail-coat, knee-breeches, and g...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. June 12th 1829 by T. McLean 26 Haymarket sole publisher of P. Prys caricatures - none are original without T. McLeans name
"George IV, in back view, pulls the strings of a puppet-show in a tall draped box like that of Punch, but topped by the Royal Arms. Three men (left) gape up at it: a yokel (John Bull), a ragged Irish haymaker, and a tall Highlander taking snuff. Heads...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
T. McLean
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844, Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Sugden, Edward Burtenshaw, 1781-1875, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, Baron, 1786-1869, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Huskisson, W. 1770-1830 (William),, and O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847.
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, John Bull (Symbolic character), Politicians, Puppet shows, Draperies, Coats of arms, Ethnic stereotypes, Rakes, Snuff, and Animal traps
"METROPOLITAN POLITICAL UNION (16079) O'Connell leans over a railing, addressing a braying crowd below, all with asses' heads. Hunt stands behind him, holding up a pot of his blacking (see British Museum Satires No. 16575). O'C: 'Brothers, for ye are...
Description:
Titles etched above or below the individual images.
Publisher:
T. McLean
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847, Hunt, Henry, 1773-1835, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833, Schwarzenberg, Felix, Fürst zu, 1800-1852, Digby, Jane Elizabeth, 1807-1881, Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784-1860, Clanricarde, Ulick de Burgh, Earl of, 1604-1657., and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, John Bull (Symbolic character), Politicians, Donkeys, Graffiti, Signs (Notices), Theatrical productions, Rain, Frogs, Taxes, Reform, Corsets, Adultery, Faces, Veterans' benefits, Disabled veterans, and Amputees
"Scene in the Abbey, realistically depicted, the peers doing homage by touching the King's crown; Brougham stands on the King's left. In the foreground, in front of the Transept, a scramble is taking place for medals which are being scattered from a g...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Westminster Abbey,
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, Interiors, Abbeys, Kings, Crowns, Spectators, Medals, Honor guards, Judges, and Robes
"ARTICLES TO BE TAXED (16864) See also British Museum Satires 16591, &c. [1] 'Large Bonnets & Small Waists'. A lady (three-quarter length) wearing a wide-brimmed hat trimmed with ostrich-feathers, and much larger than an umbrella, with an hour-glass ...
Description:
Titles from text above and below the individual images.
Publisher:
T. McLean and Printed by C. Motte, 23 Leicester Sqr
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Key, John, 1794-1858 and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1832]
Call Number:
Maidment G761 no. 8 Box 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A chaotic scene, with the reformers charging forward from left to right, under a large banner reading "Reform" and topped with a liberty cap; they wield a variety of weapons and ride upon various animals, including a fox, a rooster, a rat, an owl, and...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, London
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, Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851, Newcastle, Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham Clinton, Duke of, 1785-1851, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878, Twiss, Horace, 1787-1849, and Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, Reform, Politicians, Liberty cap, Foxes, Rats, Owls, Elephants, Donkeys, Scepters, Mortars (Ordnance), Spears, Bugles, Bagpipes, and Clergy
