A grotesque caricature attacking the much-debated 1820 settlement scheme which encouraged English people to settle in South Africa, where they were promised fertile land and a pleasant climate. In the print, a working-class English family are shown be...
Alternative Title:
Blessings of emigration to the Cape of Good Hope and Blessings of emigration to the Cape of Forlorn Hope
Description:
Title etched below image. The word "Forlorn" in title is scored through and the word "Good" has been inserted above the line with a caret, forming the correct place name "Cape of Good Hope".
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 7, 1819, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside, London
Subject (Geographic):
South Africa
Subject (Topic):
Emigration and immigration, Emigration & immigration, Indigenous peoples, Ethnic stereotypes, Cannibalism, Snakes, Lions, Crocodiles, and Fires
Heading to a printed broadside in support of Queen Caroline, with a depiction of the Queen in the upper left, riding in a chariot pulled by a lion under a banner reading "Innocence and Triumph." The Italian witnesses against her are being led in chain...
Alternative Title:
Exaltation of my jockey & his brave confederates and Exaltation of my jockey and his brave confederates
Description:
Title printed in letterpress below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 and Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Witnesses, Shackles, Chariots, Lions, Gallows, Hangings (Executions), Ladders, Devil, Demons, Fire, Bags, and Dogs
"The title is spaced to indicate the persons depicted. In a room in Carlton House the 'Greeks', or Foxites, superintend the obeisance of the Persians' or Grenvilles before the 'rising Sun' of the Prince of Wales. On the extreme left stands Thurlow ('A...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publd. 11th July 1804 by H. Humphrey, St. James's
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, and Carlton House (London, England),
"The title is spaced to indicate the persons depicted. In a room in Carlton House the 'Greeks', or Foxites, superintend the obeisance of the Persians' or Grenvilles before the 'rising Sun' of the Prince of Wales. On the extreme left stands Thurlow ('A...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publd. 11th July 1804 by H. Humphrey, St. James's
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, and Carlton House (London, England),
"The title is spaced to indicate the persons depicted. In a room in Carlton House the 'Greeks', or Foxites, superintend the obeisance of the Persians' or Grenvilles before the 'rising Sun' of the Prince of Wales. On the extreme left stands Thurlow ('A...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publd. 11th July 1804 by H. Humphrey, St. James's
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, and Carlton House (London, England),
A snake forms an oval in which the title text is at center. Above is a lion holding a fleur-de-lis. Further above is a large draped curtain that hovers over the entire image. A motto over the lion reads Bominus Fortitudo Mea.
A shield, parted per fess, gules and argent, with a lion rampant on the left, and a maunch with a fleur-de-lis on the right. At the helm is a knight's helmet, backed by elaborate leafing. At the crest, atop a torse, is a large baguette with two entwin...
Subject (Name):
Master, Alfred, 1883-1978
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Birds, Fleur-de-lis, Helmet, Lions, Shield, Shields, and Snakes
A shield, itself edged with leafing, with an or field, and some blazoned sable barry of six. At the forefront is a lion rampant. At the helm, backed by more elaborate leafing of different shades, is a knights helmet. At the crest, atop a torse, is a d...
Subject (Name):
Mahood, Allan Edward
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Dragon, Helmet, Lions, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
A man in Scottish dress kicks a bull as he cuts it with a knife crying, "Hoot! Damn yeen. Saul what de ye hoke for." Also pictured a abyssianian couple skin a lion. A sphynix with a confused look sits as a stream pours out from under his chair with a...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 3, 1791, by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt, Ethiopia., and Nile River.
Subject (Name):
Bruce, James, 1730-1794
Subject (Topic):
Description and travel, Antiquities, Clothing & dress, Scottish, Bulls, Crabs, Crocodiles, Frogs, Lions, Monkeys, Tents, and Tourists
"Caricature with Britannia and her lion, with the help of 'A Nation's Love', protecting Queen Caroline from the attacks of her accusers in Parliament."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Aug. 23, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilli [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Divorce, Britannia (Symbolic character), Lions, Shields, Spears, and Politicians
A shield divided into two vertical halves. To the left, this has been further quartered—the first quarter contains a lion rampant with a star above against an argent background. This is at the forefront of a field Gules with three cushions surroundi...
Leaf 7. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"George III, wearing a crown and ermine-trimmed robe is seated in an arm-chair asleep. The tassels of his girdle are thistles, indicative of Scottish influence. Round his neck is a chain from which hangs a cross, indicating the Romanizing tendencies o...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 15th, 1780, by W. Renegal [i.e. Field & Tuer]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, and Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Commerce, Sleeping, Beehives, Harps, and Lions
"George III, wearing a crown and ermine-trimmed robe is seated in an arm-chair asleep. The tassels of his girdle are thistles, indicative of Scottish influence. Round his neck is a chain from which hangs a cross, indicating the Romanizing tendencies o...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 15th, 1780, by W. Renegal
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, and Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character)., Commerce, Sleeping, Beehives, Harps, and Lions
"George III, wearing a crown and ermine-trimmed robe is seated in an arm-chair asleep. The tassels of his girdle are thistles, indicative of Scottish influence. Round his neck is a chain from which hangs a cross, indicating the Romanizing tendencies o...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 15th, 1780, by W. Renegal
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, and Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character)., Commerce, Sleeping, Beehives, Harps, and Lions
A Spaniard using his sword as a walking stick and capering with satisfaction, leads a procession along a country road to a building inscribed "Inquisition." He is followed by a happy looking Frenchman who pulls George III on a rope tied around the Kin...
Alternative Title:
Blessed are the peacemakers
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. by E. Dashery [sic], Feby. 24 1783 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
A coat of arms with three lions. Surrounding the crest are two boughs with leaves, flowers, and grasses. Above the crest is an eagle; below is the motto Suivez Raison.
Subject (Name):
Brown, Charles Blakely
Subject (Topic):
Amorial, Birds, Heraldic bookplates, Lions, Physicians, and Shields
A coat of arms divided into two vertical halves, with three lions on the right-hand side. Above the crest is a leopard. Below is the motto Virtus Sola Nobilitas.
Subject (Name):
Blake, Charles Paget
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Heraldic bookplates, Lions, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
A multifaceted coat of arms with several major designs within. Surrounding the shield on a border is the motto Broye non Brise. There is a loom at the top of the image.
Subject (Name):
Bree, Charles Robert, 1811-1886
Subject (Topic):
Amorial, Armorial bookplates, Lions, Shells, and Shields
A multifaceted coat of arms with several major designs within. Surrounding the shield on a border is the motto Broye non Brise. There is a loom at the top of the image.
Subject (Name):
Bree, Charles Robert, 1811-1886
Subject (Topic):
Amorial, Armorial bookplates, Lions, Physicians, Shells, Shield, and Shields
"North and Fox as supporters of the Coalition Arms (cf. BMSat 6369 (5)), which rest on the prostrate body of the king, on whom North rests his left foot and Fox his right. North stands (left) dexter, holding in his right hand a flag on which are two d...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published by M. Smith, March 8, 1784, and sold at No. 46 in Fleet Street
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):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Coats of arms, Liberty cap, Foxes, Lions, Gambling, Gallows, and Clothing & dress
The shield of the Coalition Arms rests on the prostrate figure of the King who tries to free himself from his burden. His efforts are resisted by two supporters of the shield, Lord North (dexter) and Charles Fox (sinister) who each press him down with...
Description:
The printed explanation of the arms below the plate begins: "Lately granted by a new College of Arms to two illustrious persons for their numerous and distinguished virtues. 'Go and do thou likewise.'"
Publisher:
Published by M. Smith, March 8, 1784, and sold at No. 46 in Fleet Street
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):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Coats of arms, Liberty cap, Foxes, Lions, Gambling, Gallows, and Clothing & dress
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1833]
Call Number:
Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Politician as Daniel in a cell sitting among trained lions and the King and the Queen watching him through the bars."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, and Adelaide, Queen, consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792-1849
"The death of Chunee, a large Asian elephant, kept at the Exeter Change menagerie; to the left; a group of soldiers and others, all carrying guns; some observing and others firing on Chunee to the right; who, roaring, breaks the bars of his wooden cag...
Alternative Title:
Destruction of the furious elephant at Exeter Exchange
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 6th, 1826, by J. Harrison, 56 Long Acre
A coat of arms divided into fours, with a lion in the upper left-hand corner. A knight's helmet is at the helm, backed by mantling. A cat-like creature is above the crest, and the motto Une Roy Une Foy Une Loy is beneath. Under the title text are nota...
Subject (Name):
Burke, William M.
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial bookplates, Cross, Lions, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
A coat of arms divided into two, with a lion in the lower main portion, and three stars in the upper portion. Beneath the shield are two long bundles of grass bound at the lower stems. At the helm is a knight's helmet, surrounded by mantling. Above th...
Subject (Name):
Black
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Lions, Physicians, Shield, Shields, and Sword
A shield party per pale; and argent field divided by a gules bend with three formee fitchee-styled crosses. To the right, an azure field divided by an or chevron surrounded by three owls overt guardant, two above, one below. A gules billet with three ...
A shield, edged in leafing, and divided by an argent fess with five ermine spots upon it. Surrounding it, upon a gules field, are three water bougets, with five ermine spots each. At the helm, atop a torse, are five peacock plumes. Beneath the entire ...
Subject (Name):
Meeres, Edward E.
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Lions, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
A shield featuring an argent field divided by three gules bars. An azure chief features a cinquefoil flanked by two Or roundels. At the helm, atop a torse, is a lion rampant brandishing a crescent. The shield is engulfed by flowers and leaves. A banne...
Subject (Name):
Potter, Edwin S.
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Books, Lions, Microscopes, Nature, Physicians, Shield, Shields, and Skull
A coat of arms, divided into two, on which a dark hand extends from the clouds above to take the pulse of gloved hand beneath it. Below this is a harp. At the crest is the head and wings of a cherub. On either side of the shield is a cherub amongst le...
A large skeleton stands to the right of a coat of arms, divided into portions and featuring three scallop shells, two crosses, and a griffin. Above is a lion with a sword, supported by a mast-like structure. At the base of this structure is a sword. B...
Subject (Name):
Buddicom, R. A.
Subject (Topic):
Amorial, Lions, Physicians, Shield, Shields, Skeleton, and Sword
A pile of books forming a frame around a scroll featuring a shield party per fess with an or field and a lion rampant counter charged. At the helm, upon a torse is a demi lion rampant. The shield is surrounded by a long, leafy vine. Below, on the bott...
Subject (Name):
Orpen, Francis H. S.
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Books, Lion, Lions, Physicians, and Shields
A shield divided by a sable fess with a smaller shield at the center. Three pigs surround this; two above, one below. As for the smaller shield, upon a sable chief are featured three scallop shells. Beneath, against an argent field, is a lion rampant....
Subject (Name):
Midford, G.
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial, Armorial bookplates,, Lions, Physicians, Shells, Shield, and Shields
A coat of arms divided into six portions. There is a lot of imagery throughout, including a castle turret, lions, scallop shells, crescents, fleurs-de-lis, open palms, and ermine spots. Above the shield, rising from the center of a crown, is a right-h...
A coat of arms divided into quarters with two lions and several smaller images throughout. Above is a larger lion with a battle axe. Beneath the crest is the motto Post Terebras Lucem.
Subject (Name):
Bright, George Charles
Subject (Topic):
Amorial, Armorial bookplates, Lions, Physicians, Physicists, and Shield
A lion is at the center of this coat of arms, with two crescents beneath. A long vine loops above the shield, and at the helm, above a torse, is a garbe of wheat with a third crescent in the forefront. Below the image is the motto Peace and Plenty.
Subject (Name):
Kavanaugh, George
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Lions, Nature, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
A coat of arms with three cross crosslet-style crosses, and a boar. At the crest is the head of a second boar. Beneath the shield is the motto Monet Annus.
A coat of arms with three lions. At the helm is a knight's helmet surrounded by mantling. Above the crest is an eagle; below is the motto Suivez Raison.
Subject (Name):
Browne, Henry Peter
Subject (Topic):
Amorial, Armorial bookplates, Birds, Lions, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
"Alderman Wood, a dumpy figure with a large head, lies on his back, arms and legs in air, with mud splashing up all round him. He has fallen from a high wall adjoining the gate (left) of Brandenbourg House [cf. British Museum Satires No. 13852]. An an...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, and Brandenburgh House (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Humpty Dumpty (Fictitious character), Municipal officials, Falling, Mud, Walls, Gates, Lions, and Scrolls (Information artifacts)
A coat of arms divided into fours with alternating design. A large lion is at the center of the shield; at the helm, atop a torse, is a stag. Below is a motto, which reads Re E Merito.
