Sir Matthew Wood, naked except for the skin of the Nemean Lion, wields a club at the Hydra, which has four heads, saying "Down, down to Hell! / and say I sent thee thither". The nearest head (probably King George IV) says, "Thou shalt not / commit Adu...
Alternative Title:
Alderman Wood in the character of Hercules : encountering the Hydra!
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published by Benbow, 269 Strand
Subject (Name):
Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, and Hercules (Roman mythological character)
Subject (Topic):
Hydra (Greek mythology), Clubs (Weapons), and Adultery
"Lord Grantham, in military uniform, wielding the club of Hercules, inscribed 'L G his cane', stands with legs astride, threatening Wooler (left), a tiny 'Black Dwarf, as in British Museum Satires No. 12892, who registers extreme rage or terror. Grant...
Alternative Title:
Lord G- & the printers devil, Lord Grantham & the printers devil, Lord Grantham and the printers devil, and Giant Grumbo and the black dwarf
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
De Grey, Thomas Philip De Grey, Earl, 1781-1859 and Wooler, T. J. 1786?-1853 (Thomas Jonathan),
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, Clubs (Weapons), Dwarfs, Hides & skins, and Ethnic stereotypes
A disheveled beggar on the left, clutching a club in his right hand, holds out his hat to a well dressed man on the right, who reaches into his pocket for money
Description:
Title from dialogue below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by J. Williams, 129 Strand and Madeley, lith., 3 Wellington St.
A satire on British reform efforts using the story of Io, who was abducted by Jupiter and changed into heifer. The figure of Mercury, wearing winged sandals and hat and holding two horns, stands on the right looking down at a large sleeping man with g...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
T. McLean
Subject (Name):
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. and Mercury (Roman deity)
Subject (Topic):
Reform, Cows, Newspapers, Boxes, and Clubs (Weapons)
"Two men preside over the collection of signatures on a large roll supported on a desk in an open-fronted booth (right), while a butcher holds a pen in the paw of his dog, which is on its hind legs at the desk. One of the two, wearing dark spectacles,...
"Canning stands on a platform (left) which is surrounded by a dense crowd of ruffianly looking Irishmen, some with pikes and banners. With his top-hat in his right hand, the (gloved) left hand extended, he says: Gentlemen, may I beg to know what it is...
Alternative Title:
Paddy coming it strong!!
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 1825 by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Canning, George, 1770-1827 and O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847.
Two boys attempt to scale a large brick wall, with one sitting upon the head of the other and reaching up. The head and shoulders of an unamused man holding a club is seen above the top of the wall
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published at Tregears Comic Print Shop, Cheapside, London
Subject (Topic):
Walls, Boys, Climbing, Juvenile delinquents, Robberies, and Clubs (Weapons)
Five barbers wearing aprons, coming from both right and left, attack a pleading William Pitt at the center of the design. One barber grasps Pitt by the nose with tweezers or tongs, while another throws water on his face from a basin. A third barber, s...
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
