A prophecy. The coach overturn'd, or, The fall of Mortimer [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A prophecy. The coach overturn'd, or, The fall of Mortimer [graphic].
- Alternative Title
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Fall of Mortimer
Coach overturned
Coach overturn'd - Published / Created
- [1762]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
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"Satire on the negotiations for the Peace of Paris. A lion and lioness (the King and Queen) look in alarm from the window of a coach (Great Britain) as it crashes against a large rock. Lord Bute, the driver, and Princess Augusta, who has been sitting beside him, fall headlong to the ground and the horses (bearing names connected with British actions in the Seven Years War: "Germany", "Guardeloup", "Pondechery", "America", "Martinico" and "Quebec") run off. Bute cries out, "De'el dam that Havanna Snuff its all most blinded me". The postilion, Henry Fox, lies on the ground having hit his head on a rock labelled "Newfound Land"; a speech balloon lettered "Snugg" emerges from his mouth. Behind him Pitt, holding a whip, grasps the leading horse's reins; the Marquis of Granby gallops up to assist him, together with William Beckford (who was shortly to become Lord Mayor of London) and the Duke of Newcastle. In the foreground is a conflict involving a number of journalists: Bute's supporters, Arthur Murphy and Tobias Smollett shoot their pistols at Pitt, and further to the right Charles Churchill, in clerical robes, fires a cannon labelled "North Briton" at them, causing another man to fall to the ground his arm resting on a copy of the Gazetteer (the fallen man must be either Charles Say, editor, or John Almon, contributor to the Gazetteer, an anti-Bute newspaper), with the headline, "A letter from Darlington" (a reference to Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington, a relation of Bute's by marriage). The British lion beside Churchill urinates on the Scottish thistle. Behind this group, the Duke of Cumberland runs forward anxiously mopping his bald head, having lost his wig. In the background are Lord Mansfield and the Earl of Loudon, the latter suggesting that they retreat (a reference to his failure to capture Louisbourg from the French in 1757). To the right a group of Scotsmen are driven off by two Englishmen with whips; another Scot sits on the ground scratching himself."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched above image.
Publication date from British Museum catalogue.
Four columns of verse below image: With raptures Britannia take notice at last, proud Sawney turn'd over by driving too fast ... - Provenance
- Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 19.8 x 30.1 cm, on sheet 24 x 38 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 762.00.00.29
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1762
Etchings England London 1762 - Material
- etching & engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain.
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
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Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805
Smollett, T. 1721-1771 (Tobias),
Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793
Granby, John Manners, Marquis of, 1721-1770
Mortimer, Roger de, Earl of March, 1287?-1330. - Subject (Topic)
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Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Politics and government
Cannons
Carriages & coaches
Journalists
National emblems
British
Scottish
Newspapers - Subjects
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Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778 > Caricatures and cartoons
Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771 > Caricatures and cartoons
Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
Granby, John Manners, Marquis of, 1721-1770 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mortimer, Roger de, Earl of March, 1287?-1330
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 > Great Britain
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Treaty of Paris (1763 February 10)
Cannons
Carriages & coaches
Journalists
National emblems > British
National emblems > Scottish
Newspapers
England > 1762
England > London > 1762
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8520014
- Object ID (OID)
- 10713040